Carla Del Ponte Says Council Must Act When States Fail To Comply; Council Members Stress Need for Execution of Tribunal Arrest Warrants
Resolution 1273 (1999) Adopted Unanimously
The Security Council this morning extended until 15 January 2000 the mandate of the 90 United Nations military liaison personnel deployed to assist the peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Judges from Jordan, France, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Madagascar
In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for November:
Security Council
Danilo Türk (Slovenia) succeeds Sergey V. Lavrov (Russian Federation) as President of the Security Council.
Military Staff Committee
Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1272 (1999), Council Authorizes Strength of 1,600 Police, 9,000 Military Troops
Resolution 1271 (1999) Adopted Unanimously
The Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA) until 15 February 2000.
Resolution 1270 (1999) Adopted Unanimously
Adopts Resolution (1269) Unanimously
Resolution 1267 (1999), Adopted Unanimously, Sets Out Measures To be Imposed if Demand Not Met by 14 November
Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Security Council this afternoon demanded that the Afghan faction, known as the Taliban, turn over Usama bin Laden to appropriate authorities in a country where he would be brought to justice. In that context, it decided that on 14 November all States shall freeze funds and prohibit the take-off and landing of Taliban-owned aircraft unless or until the Taliban complies with that demand.
