Following President Bush’s Middle East policy speech, Secretary-General Kofi Annan commented: “[W]e had hoped that the reforms would not be a condition of the peace-process
The Jenin fact-finding committee of former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, former UN High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata and former head of the International Committee
Despite running several days behind schedule, the UN Commission on Human Rights convened a special session on 5 April to continue discussion on the Israeli-Palestinian
On 29 November, the United Nations will observe the annual International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People for the 25th straight year. Analysis: The
he Third Preparatory Committee for the World Conference against Racism (WCAR) ended in Geneva last week with reports that there was progress made toward a
News: The High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson has just issued a report on her ‘fact-finding’ mission to the Middle East, which was one-sided
Credible reports say Lebanon is not exercising control in the border region with Israel, thus violating UN Security Council Resolutions. Analysis: The Lebanese Government is
With a vote of 124 to 4, the UN General Assembly granted the PLO additional powers, including the right to participate in the general debate
The 54th Commission on Human Rights opened on 16 March 1998 with Secretary-General Kofi Annan recalling the horrors of war, declaring “we cannot afford indifference,
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