PRESS STATEMENT BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON LIBERIA

Following is the text of a press statement on Liberia delivered today by the President of the Security Council, John Negroponte (United States):

Security Council

4838^th Meeting (PM)

OFFICIALS OF TRIBUNALS FOR RWANDA, FORMER YUGOSLAVIA BRIEF SECURITY COUNCIL;

DESCRIBE STRATEGIES FOR CONCLUDING TRIALS BY 2008 DEADLINE

Security Council

4837^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFED ON ESTABLISHMENT OF WAR CRIMES CHAMBER

WITHIN STATE COURT OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Security Council

4836^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS IN EMERGENCY SESSION FOLLOWING ISRAELI

AIR STRIKE AGAINST SYRIA

Syria Asks Council to Condemn Attack; Israel Says

Attack Response for Islamic Jihad’s Bombing in Haifa

The Security Council met in an emergency session this afternoon, at Syria’s request, following an Israeli air strike against that country earlier today.

PRESS STATEMENT BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON COTE D’IVOIRE

Following is the press statement on Côte d’Ivoire delivered by the President of the Security Council, John Negroponte (United States):

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN OCTOBER

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

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Security Council

4835^th Meeting (AM)

RESTORING RULE OF LAW ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL FOR RESOLVING CONFLICT,

REBUILDING SECURE, HUMANE SOCIETIES, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

Security Council

4834^th Meeting (AM)

FOLLOWING GUINEA-BISSAU COUP D’ETAT, TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS CREATED

AIMED AT ELECTED GOVERNMENT WITHIN 18 MONTHS, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ADDS SIX INDIVIDUALS

TO AL-QAIDA SECTION OF ITS CONSOLIDATED LIST

The Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee on 23 September 2003 added the names of the following six individuals to its consolidated list (Al-Qaida section):

*Name: 1: SHADI 2: MOHAMED 3: MUSTAFA 4: ABDALLA

Security Council

4833^rd Meeting* (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS ON MEMBER STATES TO HELP ENHANCE UN ROLE

IN ESTABLISHING JUSTICE, RULE OF LAW IN POST-CONFLICT STATES

Secretary-General Hopes for New Commitment by Council

To Place Those Issues at Heart of Work Rebuilding War-Torn Countries