PRESS STATEMENT ON GUINEA-BISSAU BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement by Security Council President Jagdish Koonjul (Mauritius) concerning Guinea-Bissau:

CHAIRPERSONS AND VICE-CHAIRPERSONS OF SECURITY COUNCIL

SANCTIONS COMMITTEES ELECTED FOR 2002

NEW YORK, 4 January (Department of Political Affairs) -- Pursuant to paragraph 4 (b) of the note by the President of the Security Council dated

PRESS STATEMENT ON OUTGOING SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement by Security Council President Jagdish Koonjul (Mauritius) on the outgoing Council members:

The Council met this morning and members recorded their appreciation for the important contribution of the outgoing members, namely, Bangladesh, Jamaica, Mali, Tunisia and Ukraine, to the work of the Security Council during the term 2000-2001.

PRESS STATEMENT ON REPORT OF ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement by Security Council President Jagdish Koonjul (Mauritius) on the Report on Protection against Nuclear Terrorism by the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):

The Council took note of the Report of the Director-General of the IAEA on Protection against Nuclear Terrorism

PRESS STATEMENT ON WESTERN SAHARA PRISONERS OF WAR

BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement by Security Council President Jagdish Koonjul (Mauritius) concerning the decision by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Rio de Oro (POLISARIO) to release Moroccan prisoners of war:

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN JANUARY

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

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SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ISSUES REVISED LIST OF PERSONS AFFECTED

BY RESOLUTION 1343 (2001) ON LIBERIA

The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1343 (2001), adopted on 7 March 2001, today approved the revised list of persons affected by the measures contained in paragraph 7 of the resolution as follows: 

“The Security Council …

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4445^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HIGHLIGHT AFRICAN ISSUES, TRANSPARENCY,

BETTER TARGETED SANCTIONS, COUNTER-TERRORISM IN WRAP-UP MEETING

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4444^th Meeting (AM)

OPINION EMERGING FOR MORE ACTIVE UNITED NATIONS ROLE IN ANGOLA PEACE PROCESS,

SAYS UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL, DURING BRIEFING OF SECURITY COUNCIL

PRESS STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL ON REPATRIATION OF KUWAITI,

THIRD-COUNTRY NATIONALS AND RETURN OF KUWAITI PROPERTIES

Following is the text of today’s press statement by the President of the Security Council, Moctar Ouane (Mali) on the Secretary-General’s report on the repatriation of Kuwaitis and third-country nationals and the return of Kuwaiti properties: