Presidential Statement Seeks Inquiry into Incidents In Kosovo and South Serbia, to Bring Perpetrators to Justice
As the Security Council held an emergency meeting on the Middle East this afternoon, the Observer for Palestine called for specific measures to end Israeli violations against the Palestinian people, while Israel's representative said that Palestinian leaders continued to call for an escalation of the current conflict.
CORRECTION
The above headline on Press Release SC/6957 of 21 November should be amended to read:
IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, COUNCIL EXPRESSES SUPPORT
FOR UN DEPLOYMENT IN ERITREA, ETHIOPIA
Stresses That Mission Will Contribute to Positive Climate For Negotiation -- Not Replace Need For Final, Comprehensive Settlement
Council Briefed by Presidents and Chief Prosecutor of Two Organs
The Security Council met today to take up the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. As it did so, it was briefed by the Presidents and Prosecutor of those two organs.
A note verbale was addressed to Member States on 12 April by the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Afghanistan.
As Council Reviews Situation between Eritrea, Ethiopia
Tells Council National Elections Proposed for Spring
The Security Council this morning expressed its strong support for a peace agreement concluded on 15 October for the cessation of the hostilities between two groups -- the Malaita Eagle Force and the Isatabu Freedom Movement -- on Solomon Islands.
As the Security Council met today to consider the issue of peacekeeping mission closure and transition, the representative of the United Kingdom said the United Nations was seriously deficient in leadership.
