COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES SIXTIETH SESSION

(Reissued as received.)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM TO MEET IN GENEVA

                                                         SG/SM/7934

                                                         RD/931

                                                         31 August 2001

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES LEADERS TO GUIDE NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON RACISM

WORKING GROUP COMMENCES REVIEW OF DRAFT PROGRAMME OF ACTION

AFTER LENGTHY PROCEDURAL DISCUSSION

Approves Paragraphs on Development of Capacity–Building

Programmes and Access to Justice Systems for Those of African Descent

WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM RISKS FAILURE WITHOUT SPIRIT

OF COMPROMISE, NORWAY WARNS

                                                         RD/948

                                                                                                               3 September 2001

Round Tableof Heads

of State/Government

HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT DEBATE ACTION AGAINST RACISM

Secretary-General Urges Participants

To Use Their Power to Enhance National Dialogue

OPENING SESSION OF CONFERENCE GENERAL DEBATE FOCUSES

IMPACT OF PAST ON GLOBALIZATION, MIDDLE EAST ARE MAJOR

DELEGATES CONTINUE TO DEBATE WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES

AT WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM

United States, Israel Announce Withdrawal from Conference