The Security Council this afternoon expressed its full support for the weekend rescue, ordered by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, of more than 200 peacekeepers by the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) at Kailahun, in the eastern part of the country.
The Security Council today urged Member States to consider voluntary HIV/AIDS testing and counselling for troops to be deployed in peacekeeping operations.
Briefing the Security Council on the situation in Kosovo this afternoon, the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations described a climate of continuing violence against ethnic minorities, persistent boycott of registration for municipal elections, and lack of full participation in local administrative structures.
Resolution 1307 (2000) Adopted Unanimously
Five years after the fall of Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Security Council this morning paid tribute to the victims of one of the worst civilian massacres in Europe since the end of the Second World War.
Resolution 1306 (2000) Adopted by Vote of 14-0-1 (Mali)
Acting under the provisions set out in Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Security Council this evening decided that all States shall prohibit the direct or indirect import of rough diamonds from Sierra Leone.
In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for July:
Security Council
M. Patricia Durrant (Jamaica) succeeds Jean-David Levitte (France) as President of the Security Council.
Military Staff Committee
Presidential Statement Strongly Urges Somali Factions To Respect International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law
Djibouti Updates Council on Somali National Peace Conference
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.
