Background Release

SEABED AUTHORITY TO START DRAFTING RULES FOR EXPLORING

POLYMETALLIC SULPHIDES AND COBALT-RICH CRUSTS

(Received from the International Seabed Authority.)

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN JULY

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the President of the United Nations Security Council and Chairman of the Military Staff Committee for July:

Security Council

Wang Yingfan (China) succeeds Anwarul Karim Chowdhury (Bangladesh) as President of the Security Council.

Security Council

4343^rd Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL, IN FIRST-EVER ‘WRAP-UP’ MEETING,

LOOKS BACK ON ITS ACTIVITIES DURING MONTH OF JUNE

The Security Council this afternoon held the first-ever public wrap-up discussion of its work for the month of June. 

Security Council

4342^nd Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MINURSO MANDATE TO 30 NOVEMBER,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1359 (2001)

The Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 30 November by unanimously adopting resolution 1359 (2001).

Security Council

4341^st Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS FOR SUSPENSION OF HOSTILITIES,

START OF NEGOTIATIONS IN BURUNDI

In a presidential statement, the Security Council this afternoon called for an immediate suspension of hostilities in Burundi, and called on the armed groups to enter into negotiations.

CAPITAL MASTER PLAN:  ENGAGEMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING FIRMS

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES SECRETARY-GENERAL

UPON APPOINTMENT TO SECOND TERM OF OFFICE

Kofi Annan Said to Offer ‘Leadership with Vision and Wisdom’

Needed as United Nations Strives to Meet Challenges in Many Fields

This is the text of a statement today by the President of the General Assembly, Harri Holkeri (Finland), addressed to the Secretary-General upon his re-appointment to a second term:

Special Committee on

Decolonization

8^th Meeting (AM)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ASKS ARGENTINA, UNITED KINGDOM TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS

ON FALKLANDS-MALVINAS DISPUTE

Adopts Resolution Without Vote; Also Examines

Questions of Gibraltar, Visiting Missions to Territories

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Plenary

105^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS SECURITY COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION TO APPOINT

KOFI ANNAN TO FURTHER TERM AS SECRETARY-GENERAL

Decision Taken by Acclamation; Delegates Laud Performance

During First Term, Express Optimism for Continued Service