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PRESS STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today's press statement by Security Council President Jagdish Koonjul (Mauritius) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo:

PRESS STATEMENT ON UN MISSION IN SIERRA LEONE BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today's press statement on the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) by Security Council President Jagdish Koonjul (Mauritius):

PRESS STATEMENT ON GUINEA-BISSAU BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement by Security Council President Jagdish Koonjul (Mauritius) concerning Guinea-Bissau:

SECRETARIAT Unit on Internal Displacement ESTABLISHED

NEW YORK, 8 January (OCHA) -- Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator Kenzo Oshima is pleased to announce the establishment of the Unit on Internal Displacement.  The Unit, which will be headed by Kofi Asomani as Director and Special Coordinator on Internal Displacement, has been created to respond to the severe crisis of internal displacement around the world.

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONVENES FIRST MEETING OF GLOBAL COMPACT ADVISORY COUNCIL

Strategy and Governance Issues Tackled by Senior Business Executives,

International Labour Leaders, Key Members of Civil Society Organizations

                                                            AFR/368

SECRETARY-GENERAL SADDENED AT TRAGIC DEATHS

OF SIX ZAMBIAN PEACEKEEPERS IN SIERRA LEONE

CHAIRPERSONS AND VICE-CHAIRPERSONS OF SECURITY COUNCIL

SANCTIONS COMMITTEES ELECTED FOR 2002

NEW YORK, 4 January (Department of Political Affairs) -- Pursuant to paragraph 4 (b) of the note by the President of the Security Council dated

                                                            Note No. 5705

PRESS STATEMENT ON OUTGOING SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement by Security Council President Jagdish Koonjul (Mauritius) on the outgoing Council members:

The Council met this morning and members recorded their appreciation for the important contribution of the outgoing members, namely, Bangladesh, Jamaica, Mali, Tunisia and Ukraine, to the work of the Security Council during the term 2000-2001.

PRESS STATEMENT ON REPORT OF ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement by Security Council President Jagdish Koonjul (Mauritius) on the Report on Protection against Nuclear Terrorism by the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):

The Council took note of the Report of the Director-General of the IAEA on Protection against Nuclear Terrorism