PRESS RELEASES

September 2001

PRESS BRIEFING BY PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY-GENERAL OF WORLD CONFERENCE ON RACISM [8 September]
TRUE MEASURE OF DURBAN WILL BE DIFFERENCE IT MAKES IN LIVES OF VICTIMS, HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TELLS CLOSING OF RACISM CONFERENCE [8 September]
DURBAN CONFERENCE MARKS FRESH START AND SETS NEW ROAD-MAP IN FIGHT AGAINST RACISM, CONFERENCE PRESIDENT SAYS [8 September]
CALL TO ERADICATE DISCRIMINATION AND INTOLERANCE MARKS CONCLUSION [8 September]
DAILY PRESS BRIEFING [7 September]
MAIN COMMITTEE TO MEET AS RACISM CONFERENCE GENERAL DEBATE COMES TO AN END [7 September]
CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM CONTINUES TO HEAR CONCERNS OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS [6 September]
PRESS BRIEFING BY CHAIRMAN OF DRAFTING COMMITTEE [6 September]
DAILY BRIEFING [6 September]
ACTION TAKEN BY WORKING GROUPS ON DRAFT DECLARATION AND DRAFT ACTION PROGRAMME, 5 SEPTEMBER [6 September]
WORKING GROUP ON DRAFT DECLARATION ADOPTS GENERIC TEXT ON VICTIMS OF RACISM [6 September]
ADDRESSING RACISM CONFERENCE, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR URGENT ACTION BY MEMBER STATES TO COMBAT DISCRIMINATION [6 September]
BRIEFING BY CO-FACILITATORS ON ISSUES RELATING TO LEGACY OF PAST [5 September]
DAILY BRIEFING [5 September]
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESS CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM FOR FIRST TIME [5 September]
ACTION TAKEN BY WORKING GROUPS ON DRAFT DECLARATION AND DRAFT ACTION PROGRAMME, 4 SEPTEMBER [5 September]
NATIONAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT RACISM, DISCRIMINATION HEARD IN GENERAL DEBATE AT RACISM CONFERENCE [5 September]
ACTION AGAINST WIDE RANGE OF DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES URGED AT RACISM CONFERENCE - National Human Rights Bodies Address General Debate [4 September]
DAILY BRIEFING [4 September]
DELEGATES' CONSTRUCTIVE SPIRIT GIVES HOPE FOR SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL OF RACISM CONFERENCE [4 September]
PRESIDENT, SECRETARY-GENERAL URGE DELEGATES TO COMMIT TO ENSURING SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION TO CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM [4 September]
ACTION TAKEN BY WORKING GROUPS ON DRAFT DECLARATION AND DRAFT ACTION PROGRAMME, 3 SEPTEMBER [4 September]
SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CONFERENCE URGES DELEGATES TO SHOW CONSTRUCTIVE SPIRIT TO ENSURE DURBAN MEETS ASPIRATION OF VICTIMS [4 September]
DELEGATES CONTINUE TO DEBATE WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES AT WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM - United States, Israel Announce Withdrawal from Conference [3 September]
SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES COUNTRIES AT RACISM CONFERENCE TO 'STAY THE COURSE' FOLLOWING ISRAEL, US WITHDRAWAL [3 September]
DAILY PRESS BRIEFING [3 September]
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT OF CONFERENCE [3 September]
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CALLS FOR INTENSIFIED EFFORTS AFTER UNITED STATES, ISRAEL LEAVE WORLD CONFERENCE [3 September]
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS URGES CONTINUED EFFORTS AFTER UNITED STATES DECISION TO LEAVE ANTI-RACISM TALKS [3 September]
ACTION TAKEN BY WORKING GROUPS ON DRAFT DECLARATION AND DRAFT ACTION PROGRAMME, 31 AUGUST - 2 SEPTEMBER [3 September]
WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM RISKS FAILURE WITHOUT SPIRIT OF COMPROMISE, NORWAY WARNS [3 September]
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PAST, COMPENSATION URGED BY MANY LEADERS IN CONTINUING DEBATE AT RACISM CONFERENCE [2 September]
DAILY PRESS BRIEFING [2 September]
COMBAT RACISM BY CHANGING WORLD WITH CHILDREN, UN AGENCY HEADS SAY [2 September]
PRESS BRIEFING BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN [2 September]
IMPACT OF PAST ON GLOBALIZATION, MIDDLE EAST ARE MAJOR CONCERNS AS RACISM CONFERENCE DEBATE CONTINUES [2 September]
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MINORITIES, MIDDLE EAST, REPARATIONS FOR SLAVERY AMONG ISSUES RAISED AT WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM [1 September]
VOICES OF VICTIMS ARE CALLS TO ACTION, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF WORLD CONFERENCE TELLS RACISM HEARINGS [1 September]
OPENING SESSION OF CONFERENCE GENERAL DEBATE FOCUSES ON ADDRESSING LEGACY OF SLAVERY, COLONIALISM [1 September]
WORKING GROUP COMMENCES REVIEW OF DRAFT PROGRAMME OF ACTION AFTER LENGTHY PROCEDURAL DISCUSSION [1 September]
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION MESSAGE VITAL, ANNAN TELLS BUSINESS LEADERS [1 September]
HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT DEBATE ACTION AGAINST RACISM [1 September]

August 2001

Workplace one of frontlines in fight against discrimination, Secretary-General tells Global Compact Event [31 August]
Secretary-General urges leaders to guide national dialogue on racism [31 August]
World Conference against Racism opens in Durban [31 August]
Mary Robinson, Secretary-General, World Conference against Racism [31 August]
Nkosazama Dlamini Zuma elected President of World Conference against Racism [31 August]
Focus on fundamental aims, new strategies needed to fight racism, UN High Commissioner for human rights tells Conference [31 August]
General Assembly President encourages Conference to work hard to make outcome a landmark for further action against racism [31 August]
Conference must issue clarion call to end unspeakable evils of racism, Conference President says [31 August]
South African President tells Conference 'We must combine to defeat consequences of slavery, colonialism and racism' [31 August]
Press briefing by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights [30 August]
Secretary-General urges NGOS to work against racism where it lurks 'in every society' [30 August]
Media arrangements for World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance [30 August]
High Commissioner for Human Rights conveys condolences to President Mbeki over death of Govan Mbeki [30 August]
UN Secretary-General and High Commissioner for Human Rights to host Global Compact Dialogue "Discrimination is everybody's business" [29 August]
Flag raising and tree planting ceremony [28 August]
Address of the High Commissioner to the NGO Forum [28 August]
Keynote address of the High Commissioner to the Youth Summit [27 August]
Background press release: World Conference against Racism to open in Durban, South Africa on 31 August [27 August]
High Commissioner for Human Rights expresses confidence on outcome of World Racism Conference [27 August]
Preparatory Committee of World Conference against Racism ends third session [10 August]

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