PRESS STATEMENT ON GUINEA-BISSAU BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is the press statement on Guinea-Bissau delivered today by Security Council President Mikhail Wehbe (Syria):

Security Council

4804^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES WEST AFRICAN, FRENCH FORCES

IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE FOR SIX MORE MONTHS

Security Council

4803^rd Meeting (Evening)

SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES MULTINATIONAL FORCE TO SUPPORT CEASEFIRE IN LIBERIA

Resolution 1497 (2003) Adopted by 12-0-3 (France, Germany, Mexico);

Also Declares Readiness to Deploy UN Peacekeeping Force by 1 October

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN AUGUST

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 August:

Security Council

Security Council

4802^nd Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON UNTIL 31 JANUARY 2004

The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which was to expire today, until 31 January 2004.

Security Council

4801^st Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF WESTERN SAHARA MISSION, CALLS ON PARTIES

TO WORK TOWARDS ACCEPTANCE OF SPECIAL ENVOY’S PEACE PLAN

Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1495 (2003), Council

Members Say Parties Have ‘Enough Political Room’ to Reach Solution

Security Council

4800^th Meeting* (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS OBSERVER MISSION IN GEORGIA UNTIL 31 JANUARY 2004,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1494 (2003)

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ISSUES NON-PAPER ON THE IMPLEMENTATION

OF PARAGRAPH 23 OF RESOLUTION 1483 (2003)

Security Council

4798^th Meeting (AM)

SOME RECENT SUCCESS ACHIEVED AGAINT AL QAEDA, BUT RECENT ATTACKS UNDERSCORE CHALLENGES AHEAD IN FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

Chair of Committee Monitoring Sanctions against Taliban/Al Qaeda Says

Consolidated List Improved, Number of Member State Reports ‘Disappointing’

Security Council

4793^rd Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL REITERATES NEED TO IMPLEMENT PEACE AND CEASEFIRE AGREEMENTS

IN Côte d’Ivoire, WITH VIEW TO ELECTIONS IN 2005

CORRECTION

In the first full paragraph on page 16 of Press Release SC/7825, issued 25 July, the reference to the document number of the report of the Security Council mission to West Africa should read S/2003/688.