Informes

ACCRA, Ghana (UNHCR) - From a "hotbed" of crime to a model community, Ghana's Buduburam refugee camp has come a long way as its residents work with local authorities to take charge of their own safety and welfare. The community's…

(Near Verbatim) YOUSEF HAMDAN, CHIEF OF PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS HIGHLIGHTS PARTNERS IN PEACEKEEPING CONFERENCE OPENS IN SIERRA LEONE A three-day conference of the United Nations and troop-contributing countries (TCCs) opened on Wednesday, 3 March, at the headquarters of the United Nations Mission in…

KINSHASA, 7 March 2003 - Coinciding with International Women's Day, the Gender Office of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) will tomorrow launch the first UN mission web site dedicated to gender issues. United…

(Near Verbatim) OLARA OTUNNU, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT The most important thing I want to report to you is I am very impressed by the transformation which has taken place in Sierra Leone in the…

HIGHLIGHTSRefugees Concerns and constraints The recent upsurge of fighting in Liberia is having a tremendous impact on the normal lives of Sierra Leoneans, especially those living along the border areas. A continuing large refugee presence along the Zimmi…

E/CN.4/2003/35 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-ninth session Item 9 of the provisional agenda QUESTION OF THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights pursuant to Commission on…

S/2003/211 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1417 (2002) of 14 June 2002, by which the Council decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic…

(Near Verbatim) YOUSEF HAMDAN, CHIEF OF PUBLIC INFORMATION Welcome to today's briefing. I'm happy to announce that Mr. Ishmael Diallo who is the Chief of Civil Affairs Section is here with us today. He will give you a briefing about…

SC/7662 4705th Meeting (PM) In their dialogue with Security Council members regarding the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo this afternoon, Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and Sergio Vieira de Mello, United Nations High Commissioner…

Issues Addressed Include Employment, Wages, Access to Education, Marriage and Family Law WOM/1383 Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women 607th Meeting* (PM) Since ratifying the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in 1983, the Republic of the…