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HURC-RACD-CONS UN 96899 · Document · 1966.12.09
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Algeria became the forty-fifth signatory of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Dicrimination today at Headquarters.
Tewfik Bouattoura, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the UN, is seen signing the Convention while F. Blaine Sloan, Director, General Legal Division, Office of Legal Affairs, looks on.

HURC-RACD-CMM UN 130953 · Document · 1976.03.19
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The Special Committee against Apartheid held a special solemn meeting this morning in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The Internatiobnal Day, 21 March, falls this year on a Sunday. All Permanent Missions had been invited to attend the meeting, along with representatives of non-member States, the specialised agencies and other organizations in the UN family, and two South African liberation movements - the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) and the Panafricanist Congress of Azania (PAC).
Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim making a statement. Seated next to him is Mrs. Jeanne Martin Cisse (Guinea), Chairman of the Special Committee against Apartheid.

HURC-RACD-CMM UN 130949 · Document · 1976.03.19
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The Special Committee against Apartheid held a special solemn meeting this morning in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The Internatiobnal Day, 21 March, falls this year on a Sunday. All Permanent Missions had been invited to attend the meeting, along with representatives of non-member States, the specialised agencies and other organizations in the UN family, and two South African liberation movements - the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) and the Panafricanist Congress of Azania (PAC).
At the end of the meeting, the participants rose to observe a minute of silence "in memory of all those who have given their lives in the struggle against apartheid and racism, and for the principle of the United Nations".

HURC-RACD-CMM UN 1217653 · Document · 1975.03.21
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The Special Committee against Apartheid held a special solemn meeting this morning in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. All Permanent Missions had been invited to attend the meeting, along with representatives of non-Member States, the specialized agencies and other organizations in the UN family, and the two Southern African movements - the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) and the Panafricanist Congress of Azania (PAC). The General-Assembly decided in 1966 to proclaim the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in order to commemorate the incident at Sharpeville, South Africa, on 21 March 1960 in which 69 demonstrators against pass laws under the apartheid system were shot killed and 180 others wounded.
A partial view of the presiding table. Left to right: Ivan Garvalov (Bukgaria), representative of the Special Committee of 24 on decolonization; Ion Datcu (Romania), representative of the UN Council for Namibia; Arkady N. Shevchenko, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Security Council Affairs; Fernando Salazar (Costa Rica), President of the Security Council; Edwin Ogebe Ogbu (Nigeria), Chairman of the Special Committee against Apartheid; Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim; Iqbal Akhund (Pakistan), representative of the Committee of Trustees of the UN Trust Fund for South Africa; and Nicasio G. Valderrama (Philippines), Rapporteur of the Special Committee.

HURC-RACD-CMM UN 1217654 · Document · 1975.03.21
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The Special Committee against Apartheid held a special solemn meeting this morning in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. All Permanent Missions had been invited to attend the meeting, along with representatives of non-Member States, the specialized agencies and other organizations in the UN family, and the two Southern African movements - the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) and the Panafricanist Congress of Azania (PAC). The General-Assembly decided in 1966 to proclaim the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in order to commemorate the incident at Sharpeville, South Africa, on 21 March 1960 in which 69 demonstrators against pass laws under the apartheid system were shot killed and 180 others wounded.
A general view of the Special Committee against Apartheid as it commemorated the International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

HURC-RACD-CMM UN 127657 · Document · 1975.03.21
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The Special Committee against Apartheid held a special solemn meeting this morning in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. All Permanent Missions had been invited to attend the meeting, along with representatives of non-Member States, the specialized agencies and other organizations in the UN family, and the two Southern African movements - the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) and the Panafricanist Congress of Azania (PAC). The General-Assembly decided in 1966 to proclaim the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in order to commemorate the incident at Sharpeville, South Africa, on 21 March 1960 in which 69 demonstrators against pass laws under the apartheid system were shot killed and 180 others wounded.
Iqbal Akhund (Pakistan), representative of the Committee of Trustees of the UN Trust Fund for South Africa, making a statement. At left is Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim. At right is Nicasio G. Valderrama (Philippines), Rapporteur of the Special Committee.

HURC-RACD-CMM UN 1217642 · Document · 1975.03.21
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The Special Committee against Apartheid held a special solemn meeting this morning in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. All Permanent Missions had been invited to attend the meeting, along with representatives of non-Member States, the specialized agencies and other organizations in the UN family, and the two Southern African movements - the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) and the Panafricanist Congress of Azania (PAC). The General-Assembly decided in 1966 to proclaim the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in order to commemorate the incident at Sharpeville, South Africa, on 21 March 1960 in which 69 demonstrators against pass laws under the apartheid system were shot killed and 180 others wounded.
Davis Siheko (left), representative of PAC, making a statement. At right is Thami Mhlambiso, representative of the ANC.

HURC-RACD-CMM UN 127656 · Document · 1975.03.21
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The Special Committee against Apartheid held a special solemn meeting this morning in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. All Permanent Missions had been invited to attend the meeting, along with representatives of non-Member States, the specialized agencies and other organizations in the UN family, and the two Southern African movements - the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) and the Panafricanist Congress of Azania (PAC). The General-Assembly decided in 1966 to proclaim the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in order to commemorate the incident at Sharpeville, South Africa, on 21 March 1960 in which 69 demonstrators against pass laws under the apartheid system were shot killed and 180 others wounded.
Ion Datcu (Romania), representative of the UN Council for Namibia, making a statement. At left is Ivan Garvalov (Bulgaria), representative of the Special Committee of 24 on decolonization. At right is Arkady N. Shevchenko, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Security Council Affairs.

HURC-RACD-CMM UN 1217655 · Document · 1975.03.21
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The Special Committee against Apartheid held a special solemn meeting this morning in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. All Permanent Missions had been invited to attend the meeting, along with representatives of non-Member States, the specialized agencies and other organizations in the UN family, and the two Southern African movements - the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) and the Panafricanist Congress of Azania (PAC). The General-Assembly decided in 1966 to proclaim the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in order to commemorate the incident at Sharpeville, South Africa, on 21 March 1960 in which 69 demonstrators against pass laws under the apartheid system were shot killed and 180 others wounded.
Ivan Garvalov (Bulgaria), representative of the Special Committee of 24 on decolonization, making a statement. At centre is Ion Datcu (Romania), representative of the UN Council for Namibia. At right is Arkady N. Shevchenko, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Security Council Affairs.

HURC-RACD-CMM UN 127658 · Document · 1975.03.21
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The Special Committee against Apartheid held a special solemn meeting this morning in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. All Permanent Missions had been invited to attend the meeting, along with representatives of non-Member States, the specialized agencies and other organizations in the UN family, and the two Southern African movements - the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) and the Panafricanist Congress of Azania (PAC). The General-Assembly decided in 1966 to proclaim the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in order to commemorate the incident at Sharpeville, South Africa, on 21 March 1960 in which 69 demonstrators against pass laws under the apartheid system were shot killed and 180 others wounded.
Mustafa Sam, representative of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), making a statement.