In 2000, the protection of human rights—civil and political, as well as economic, social and cultural—continued to be a major focus of UN activities. IN May, the Preparatory Committee for the World Conference against Racism, ...

In 2002, the General Assembly, through the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), reviewed the conditions of service of staff of the UN common system and adopted ICSC recommendations relating to the level of the ...

In 2002, the protection of human rights—civil and political, as well as economic, social and cultural— remained a major focus of UN activities. During the year, follow-up activities were undertaken to implement the Durban ...

In 2003, the protection of human rights—civil and political, as well as economic, social and cultural— remained a major focus of UN activities. During the year, follow-up activities continued to be undertaken to implement ...

In 2006, the United Nations remained actively engaged in protecting human rights, mostly through the activities of its main organs—the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council—and the newly ...

In 2005, the United Nations continued to focus attention on the protection of human rights in civil and political terms and in the economic, social and cultural fields. Ongoing efforts to further secure indigenous peoples' ...

Efforts to promote human rights were boosted in 2008 by several notable developments. The new machinery of the Human Rights Council, created in 2006, began working in earnest with the launch of the Universal Periodic Review ...

The United Nations endured a grave setback on 11 December 2007 when terrorist attacks near the Supreme Court and UN offices in Algiers, Algeria, claimed the lives of 31 persons, including 17 UN staff members, and injured ...

During 2005, the General Assembly, through the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), continued to review the conditions of service of staff of the UN common system. ICSC made recommendations to the Assembly on ...

In 2000, the General Assembly, through the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), maintained continuous review of the conditions of service of the staff of the UN common system. It adopted a number of ICSC ...