Resolution 1310 (2000) Adopted Unanimously
The Security Council this morning decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for a further six months, until 31 January 2001.
Child soldiering must be curbed by mobilizing political pressure, addressing the economic, social and political factors behind the phenomenon, and enhancing capacities on the ground for receiving and rehabilitating child soldiers, Olara Otunnu, the Secretary-General's Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict, told the Security Council today.
Resolution 1309 (2000) Adopted Unanimously
The Security Council this afternoon decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for a further three months until 31 October.
Speakers Urge New Culture of Prevention, Peace, Balanced Development
The Security Council this afternoon expressed its full support for the weekend rescue, ordered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, of more than 200 peacekeepers by the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) at Kailahun, in the eastern part of the country.
The Security Council today urged Member States to consider voluntary HIV/AIDS testing and counselling for troops to be deployed in peacekeeping operations.
Briefing the Security Council on the situation in Kosovo this afternoon, the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations described a climate of continuing violence against ethnic minorities, persistent boycott of registration for municipal elections, and lack of full participation in local administrative structures.
Resolution 1307 (2000) Adopted Unanimously
Five years after the fall of Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Security Council this morning paid tribute to the victims of one of the worst civilian massacres in Europe since the end of the Second World War.
Resolution 1306 (2000) Adopted by Vote of 14-0-1 (Mali)
Acting under the provisions set out in Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Security Council this evening decided that all States shall prohibit the direct or indirect import of rough diamonds from Sierra Leone.
