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HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INTRODUCES LOGO

FOR WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM

GENEVA, 23 February (UN Information Service) -- Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Secretary-General of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, today introduced the official logo of the World Conference, which will be held in Durban, South Africa, from 31 August to 7 September.

ASIAN PREPARATORY MEETING FOR WORLD CONFERENCE ON RACISM

ADOPTS DECLARATION, ACTION PROGRAMME

GENEVA, 21 February (UN Information Service) -- The regional preparatory meeting for Asia of the World Conference against Racism wound up its deliberations in Tehran today by adopting a declaration and a programme of action to be submitted to the second Preparatory Committee, scheduled to take place in May in Geneva.

ASIAN PREPARATORY MEETING FOR WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM BEGINS IN TEHRAN

GENEVA, 20 February (UN Information Service) -- The Asian regional preparatory meeting for the World Conference against Racism began in Tehran on

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AFRICAN PREPARATORY MEETING FOR RACISM CONFERENCE CALLS

FOR INTENSIFIED GLOBAL ACTION AGAINST RACISM

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

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SEMINAR URGES LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STATES TO ENSURE PARTICIPATION OF VULNERABLE GROUPS IN DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES

Press Release
RD/900

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION

(Reissued as received; delayed in transmission.)

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RD/896

STATES PARTIES TO CONVENTION ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ELECT NINE MEMBERS TO MONITORING COMMITTEE

The States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination at their thirty-seventh meeting this morning elected nine members of to the committee charged with monitoring implementation of the Convention.