Haiti today signed the International Convention of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, which entered into force on 4 January 1969. Under the Convention, adopted by the General Assembly on 21 december 1965, States parties condemn racial discrimination and "undertake to pursue, by all appropriate means and without delay, a policy of eliminating racial discrimination in all its forms and promoting understanding among races." A Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has been established under the Convention to oversee the implementation of its provisions.
Ambassador Jean Coradin, Permanent Represenative of Haiti to the UN, signing the Convention. Looking on are Mr. P. Giblain (left), Acting Chief of the Treaty Section, and Mr. C.A. Stavropoulos, Legal Counsel.

The Holy See has become the forty-second signatory of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Monsignor Alberto Giovannetti, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN, is seen signing the Convention at Headquarters today as C. A. Stavropoulos, UN Legal Counsel, looks on.

The UN Commission on Human Rigts held a special meeting in the Council Chamber of the Palais des Nations at Geneva to observe the International Day for the Ellimination of Racial Discrimination. In 1967, the General Assembly decided to commemorate this day which marks the anniversary of the tragic shootings at Sharpeville in the republic of South Africa where many peaceful demonstrators met with death. Present at the special meeting, together with the members of the Commission, where Mr. Vittorio Winspeare Guicciardi, Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the UN Office at Geneva, Mr. F. Bradford Morse, Under-Secretary-General for Political and General Assembly Affairs, representatives of the specialized agencies, non-governmental organizations, Heads of Missions accredited to the Office of the UN at Geneva and representatives of the press. Statements were made by Mr. Radha Krishna Rampuhul (Mauritius), Chairman of the Human Rights Commission, Mr. F. Bradford Morse, and the Representatives of Bulgaria, Ecuador, India, Senegal and the United Kingdom.
A partial view of the special meeting.

The UN Commission on Human Rigts held a special meeting in the Council Chamber of the Palais des Nations at Geneva to observe the International Day for the Ellimination of Racial Discrimination. In 1967, the General Assembly decided to commemorate this day which marks the anniversary of the tragic shootings at Sharpeville in the republic of South Africa where many peaceful demonstrators met with death. Present at the special meeting, together with the members of the Commission, where Mr. Vittorio Winspeare Guicciardi, Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the UN Office at Geneva, Mr. F. Bradford Morse, Under-Secretary-General for Political and General Assembly Affairs, representatives of the specialized agencies, non-governmental organizations, Heads of Missions accredited to the Office of the UN at Geneva and representatives of the press. Statements were made by Mr. Radha Krishna Rampuhul (Mauritius), Chairman of the Human Rights Commission, Mr. F. Bradford Morse, and the Representatives of Bulgaria, Ecuador, India, Senegal and the United Kingdom.
A general view of the special meeting.

The Human Rights Committee on the morning of 11 July approved its agenda and programme of work at it began its thirty-third session in Geneva. The session was opened by Julio Prado Vallejo (Ecuador) who was elected Committee Chairman at its spring session of 1987.
A partial view of today's meeting.