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SC/6882
27 June 2000


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SC/6882


SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFED BY SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR EAST TIMOR

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The Secretary-General's Special Representative for East Timor, Sergio Vieira de Mello, told the Security Council today that he expected elections for a constituent assembly to be held in the second half of next year.

SC/6879
20 June 2000


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SC/6879


PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR FORMER YUGOSLAVIA BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL, ASKS FOR CHANGE IN COURT’S STATUTE

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The President of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia asked the Security Council this morning to amend the Tribunal's Statute to facilitate the creation of a pool of judges who would be called upon when a case was trial- ready and who would try only that one case.

SC/6876
15 June 2000


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SC/6876


SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS ON SITUATION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

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Continuing hostilities in the Equateur and Kasai provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, uninterrupted violence in Kivu and heavy fighting between foreign armies in the city of Kisangani were among the key elements of the Congolese crisis, the President of the Security Council said this afternoon.

SC/6875
14 June 2000


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SC/6875


SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNFICYP MANDATE UNTIL 15 DECEMBER

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Resolution 1303 (2000) Adopted Unanimously

Unanimously adopting resolution 1303 (2000), the Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 15 December.