Security Council

4853^rd Meeting (AM)

SHORT-TERM OUTLOOK UNCERTAIN, BUT STRONG DESIRE OF KOSOVO’S PEOPLE FOR PEACE,

STABILITY IS CLEAR, HEAD OF MISSION TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

Council Members Cite Importance of Direct Dialogue

Security Council

4852^nd Meeting (AM & PM)

WOMEN SUFFER DISPROPORTIONATELY DURING AND AFTER WAR, SECURITY COUNCIL

TOLD DURING DAY-LONG DEBATE ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY

Briefed by Peacekeeping Under-Secretary-General,

Security Council

4851^st Meeting (PM)

UN WILL TERMINATE IRAQ OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAMME 21 NOVEMBER, FACILITATE

SMOOTH HANDOVER TO COALITION AUTHORITY, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

Benon Sevan, Programme’s Executive Director, Briefs Council

Security Council

4850^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UN MISSION FOR REFERENDUM

IN WESTERN SAHARA UNTIL 31 JANUARY 2004

Resolution 1513 (2003) Adopted Unanimously

The Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 January 2004.

Security Council

4849^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL AMENDS STATUTE OF RWANDA TRIBUNAL, INCREASING NUMBER OF AD LITEM

JUDGES TO NINE; RESOLUTION 1512 (2003) ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY

In Presidential Statement, Council Also Confirms

Security Council

4848^th Meeting* (PM)

AS FINAL STAGES OF AFGHANISTAN PEACE PROCESS PROCEED, MANY FUNDAMENTAL

CAUSES OF INSECURITY REMAIN, PEACEKEEPING HEAD TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno Says Success of Disarmament,

Electoral Registration Dependent on Improvement of Security Conditions

SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE TO VISIT REGION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ARMS EMBARGO

NEW YORK, 22 October (UN Department of Political Affairs) -- The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) held its twenty-fifth formal meeting today to discuss the preparation of the mission to Somalia and States in the region in compliance with resolution 1474 (2003).

Security Council

4846^th Meeting (AM)

‘WE MEET AT A LOW POINT’, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL PRENDERGAST

TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL IN LATEST BRIEFING ON MIDDLE EAST

International Community Must Reassert Its Role, Help Implement Road Map,

PRESS STATEMENT ON KOSOVO BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement on Kosovo by Security Council President John Negroponte (United States):

Security Council

4845^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS ON COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE TO HELP

INCREASE MEANS AVAILABLE TO STATES TO COMBAT TERRORISM

Committee Chair Briefs Council,