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SG/SM/9835, AFR/1144 He Pledges Continued United Nations Support for Electoral Process Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message to the Summit Meeting on the Regional Initiative on Burundi, in Entebbe, as delivered by Carolyn McAskie, Special Representative of the…

Survivors of rape living in refugee camps in eastern Chad currently have almost no access to assistance. The response to gender-based violence (GBV) is underdeveloped and inadequate. Given the widespread use of rape as a weapon war in Darfur,…

HR/4829 (Reissued as received.) GENEVA, 21 April (UN Information Service) - Ambeyi Ligabo, the Special Rapporteurs of the Commission on Human Rights on freedom of opinion and expression, and Philip Alston, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, express…

ÉVENEMENTS MAJEURS /POINTS SAILLANTS Nommé en février, le diplomate suédois Pierre Schori est arrivé à Abidjan le lundi 11 avril pour occuper les fonctions de représentant spécial de l'ONU en Côte d'Ivoire. Schori prend la place du professeur Albert Tévoedjré…

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS/ HIGHLIGHTS Nominated in February, Swedish diplomat Pierre Schori arrived in Abidjan on Monday 11th April to take over as the UN's Special Representative in Côte d'Ivoire. Schori replaces Professor Albert Tevoedjre of Benin who served from January 2004…

Commission on Human Rights AFTERNOON Extends Mandate of Independent Expertfor Democratic Republic of the Congo The Commission on Human Rights this afternoon adopted two resolutions on the protection of human rights in the context of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired…

A. General Situation Highlights 1. LIBERIA: No money to finance AIDS survey 2. US$3,6 million for RR of ex-combatants 3. UNHCR-UNDP to implement 27 projects in Lofa LIBERIA: No Funds to finance AIDS survey UNAIDS estimates the HIV prevalence rate in Liberia at 5.9 percent of…

Refugee Documentation Exercise Continues UNHCR continues with the registration exercise to update program database and information on refugees in Liberia. The Registration Team recently completed the registration of the Ivorian caseload in Saclepea and has commenced the exercise in Harper,…

Commission on Human Rights MORNING Concludes General Debate on Effective Functioning of Human Rights Mechanisms and on Advisory Services and Technical Cooperation The Commission on Human Rights this morning heard presentations from the Independent Experts on the situation of…

Commission on Human Rights MORNING Concludes General Debate on Effective Functioning of Human Rights Mechanisms and on Advisory Services and Technical Cooperation The Commission on Human Rights this morning heard presentations from the Independent Experts on the situation of…