PRESS STATEMENT ON IRAQ BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is the statement to the press on Iraq delivered today by Security Council President Stefan Tafrov (Bulgaria):

Council members welcomed the capture of Saddam Hussein on 13 December.

Council members welcomed the declaration of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on this occasion.

Security Council

4882^nd Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL STRONGLY CONDEMNS VIOLENCE AGAINST CIVILIANS,

OTHER PROTECTED PERSONS IN CONFLICT SITUATIONS

Presidential Statement Reaffirms Need to Ensure Safety,

Security, Free Movement for United Nations, Associated Personnel

Security Council

4881^st Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL HEARS CALL FOR SIX-MONTH SUCCESSOR MISSION

TO UN POLITICAL OFFICE IN BOUGAINVILLE

UN Presence Would Monitor Constitutional Process,

Security Council

4880^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL, IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR ‘STANDARDS

FOR KOSOVO’, WELCOMES LAUNCH OF REVIEW MECHANISM

The Security Council this afternoon expressed support for the “Standards for Kosovo”, presented on 10 December in Pristina, after hearing a briefing yesterday from Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Marie Guéhenno.

Security Council

4879^th Meeting** (AM)

NARROW WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY EXISTS TO PUT MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS

BACK ON TRACK, SPECIAL COORDINATOR TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

PRESS STATEMENT BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Following is today’s statement to the press by Security Council President Stefan Tafrov (Bulgaria):

The members of the Security Council heard a statement by the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE INVITES MEMBER STATES TO COMMENT ON SECOND

REPORT OF AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN MONITORING GROUP

Security Council

4877^th Meeting (AM & PM)

RECENT KILLINGS OF HUMANITARIAN WORKERS DEMONSTRATE CHANGING LANDSCAPE

FOR UN OPERATIONS, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD BY HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS HEAD

Briefs on Challenges Faced in Protecting Civilians in Conflict Areas;

Speakers Welcome Updated Aide-Memoire on Objectives, 10 ‘Action Points’

PRESS STATEMENT ON IRAQ BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s statement to the press on Iraq by Security Council President Stefan Tafrov (Bulgaria):

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ADDS ONE INDIVIDUAL

TO AL-QAIDA SECTION OF ITS CONSOLIDATED LIST

The Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee on 4 December 2003 added the names of one individual to its consolidated list (Al-Qaida section).

35. *Name: 1: SAIFI 2: AMMARI 3: na 4: na