The States parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination met at United Nations Headquarters in New York today to elect nine members to the Convention’s monitoring body to serve for a two-year period, beginning on 19 January.

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address to the Durban Review Conference in Geneva, 20 April

17 February 2009

Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/12104 RD/998

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES UNITED STATES DECISION TO ENGAGE IN DURBAN REVIEW TALKS

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

17 January 2008

General AssemblyRD/996

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

States Parties to Convention

against Racial Discrimination

Twenty-second Session

22^nd Meeting (AM)

12/01/2006

General AssemblyRD/993

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

States Parties to Convention

Against Racial Discrimination

Twenty-first Session

30^th Meeting (AM)

MEETING OF STATES PARTIES TO CONVENTION ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

ELECTS NINE MEMBERS OF MONITORING COMMITTEE

19/8/2005

General AssemblyRD/992

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Round-Up of Session

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES SIXTY-SEVENTH SESSION

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports Presented by Venezuela ,

Georgia , Zambia , Barbados , Tanzania , Iceland , Turkmenistan , Nigeria

(Reissued as received.)

02/08/2005

General AssemblyRD/991

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

OPENS SIXTY-SEVENTH SESSION

Discusses Reform of Treaty Bodies

(Reissued as received.)

28/07/2005

General AssemblyRD/990

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Background Release

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION TO MEET IN GENEVA 2 - 19 AUGUST

Committee to Consider Reports of Venezuela , Georgia ,

Zambia , Barbados , Tanzania , Iceland , Turkmenistan , Nigeria

(Reissued as received.)

11/03/2005

Press Release RD/987

Round-Up of Session

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES SIXTY-SIXTH SESSION

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports Presented by Lao People’s

Democratic Republic, France, Luxembourg, Australia, Ireland, Bahrain, Azerbaijan

(Reissued as received.)