PRESS STATEMENT BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON AUGUST WORK PROGRAMME

Following is the press statement on the Security Council's programme of work for August delivered today by Security Council President John D. Negroponte (United States):

PRESS STATEMENT ON BURUNDI, CONFLICT PREVENTION IN AFRICA

BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is yesterday's statement to the press on informal consultations in the Security Council on Burundi and conflict prevention in Africa by Jeremy Greenstock (United Kingdom), President of the Security Council:

PRESS STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO-RWANDA AGREEMENT,

MIDDLE EAST BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is yesterday's statement to the press on the Democratic Republic of the Congo-Rwanda agreement and the Middle East by Jeremy Greenstock (United Kingdom), President of the Security Council:

Democratic Republic of Congo-Rwanda Agreement

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN AUGUST

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 August:

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SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MINURSO MANDATE TO 31 JANUARY 2003

The Security Council, stressing that the search for a political solution is critically needed to resolve the dispute over Western Sahara, this afternoon authorized the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for a further six months until 31 January 2003.

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4593^rd Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNIFIL MANDATE TO 31 JANUARY 2003

The Security Council, stressing the need to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East based on all its relevant resolutions, decided this afternoon to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) until 31 January 2003.

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BRIEFED BY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR KOSOVO,

COUNCIL REVIEWS PERSISTENT CHALLENGES FACING PROVINCE

PRESS STATEMENT ON MIDDLE EAST, OTHER MATTERS BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s statement to the press on the Middle East and Western Sahara by Jeremy Greenstock (United Kingdom), President of the Security Council:

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SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF UN MISSION IN GEORGIA UNTIL 31 JANUARY 2003

The Security Council, stressing that the continued lack of progress on key issues of a comprehensive settlement of the conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia, was unacceptable, decided this morning to extend the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) until 31 January 2003.

PRESS STATEMENT ON MIDDLE EAST BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is the statement to the press on the Middle East by Security Council President Jeremy Greenstock (United Kingdom) delivered last Friday,

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