(30 Mar 2001)
1. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan arrives at conference
2. President of Congo Joseph Kabila arrives at conference
3. President of France Jacques Chirac arrives
4. Pan of Conference hall
5. Delegates seated
6. Kabila seated
7. Yugoslav President, Vojislav Kostunica, seated
8.SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General
"This is the crucial moment. It is time to consider what message we want the conference to send, it is time to bridge the differences that have emerged and it is time to focus on ensuring that the conference does for the word Durban what the word Rio De Janeiro did for the earth summit, make it synonymous with the vision of progress for all human kind. Racism and intolerance plague all countries scarring our societies, marring our work for peace. Some discrimination is all too familiar, woman are targeted for rape during war, for exploitation at work, and for abuse at home. Immigrants are attacked and their customs are mocked. School text books often ignore the contributions or even the existence of indigenous people, state spending frequently neglects the needs of minorities, mass media are sometimes used to spread false and ugly stereo types. Politics, democrat as well as dictators, used race-based appeals to seek and maintain power."
9. Various of delegates listening
10. Wide of Conference
11. Photo opportunity UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, President of Congo Joseph Kabila and President of France Jacques Chirac
STORYLINE:
In an address to the U-N Commission on Human Rights, Secretary-General Kofi Annan pleaded on Friday for more action against racial hatred and extremist activity.
Annan addressed the 53-nation human rights watchdog which is holding its annual six-week session in Geneva, Switzerland.
Annan urged governments to make September's World Conference Against Racism a success.
Preparations for the meeting, to be held in Durban, South Africa, are currently bogged down in disagreement over the agenda.
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