SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REPRESENTATIVE ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS TO VISIT SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

15 June 2005


The Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, Dr. Walter Kälin, will undertake an official visit to Serbia and Montenegro from 16-24 June, including Kosovo to where he will travel from 19-22 June.

The mission will allow the Representative to study the situation of internal displacement in the country and to engage in dialogue with the Government, displaced persons, international agencies, non-governmental organizations and other relevant actors. This visit closely follows the Representative’s recently completed visits to Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Dr. Kälin was appointed to the post of Representative in 2004 at the recommendation of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.

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