Security Council: No name

6 August 1998

Press Release
SC/6558

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN AT SERIOUS HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN AFGHANISTAN, DEMANDS URGENT END TO HOSTILITIES

19980806 Presidential Statement also Condemns Killing of Two Afghan Staff Members Of World Food Programme and UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Jalalabad

3 August 1998

Press Release
SC/6557/Rev.1*

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN AUGUST

19980803 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for August:

Security Council

Danilo Türk (Slovenia) succeeds Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

3 August 1998

Press Release
SC/6557

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN AUGUST

19980803 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for August:

Security Council

Danilo Türk (Slovenia) succeeds Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

30 July 1998

Press Release
SC/6556

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNIFIL MANDATE FOR SIX MONTHS UNTIL 3 JANUARY 1999

19980730 Resolution 1188 (1998), Adopted Unanimously, Condemns All Acts of Violence against Force

The Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for six months until 31 January 1999. The current mandate ends on 31 July.

30 July 1998

Press Release
SC/6555

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF UNOMIG UNTIL 31 JANUARY 1999

19980730

Deeply concerned at the continuing tense and confrontational situation in the Zugdidi and Gali regions of Georgia and at the risk of resumed fighting, the Security Council this afternoon decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) for a new period ending on 31 January 1999.

21 July 1998

Press Release
SC/6554

20 July 1998

Press Release
SC/6553

20 July 1998

Press Release
SC/6552

SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWS MANDATE OF WESTERN SAHARA MISSION

19980720

The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for a period of two months until 21 September 1998, so that the Mission might proceed with its identification tasks, with the aim of completing the process.

17 July 1998

Press Release
SC/6549/

COUNCIL AUTHORIZES UNITED NATIONS MILITARY OBSERVERS TO CONTINUE MONITORING PREVLAKA PENINSULA DEMILITARIZATION ZONE UNTIL 15 JANUARY 1999 ADDENDUM

19980717

On page 4 of Press Release SC/6549 of 15 July 1998, Slovenia should be added to the list of sponsors of the draft resolution (document S/1998/642).

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16 July 1998

Press Release
SC/6551

SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES PROGRAMME TO MONITOR COURTS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

19980716 Resolution 1184 (1998) Unanimously Approves UNMIBH Programme as Part of Overall Legal Reform