Security Council: Press Release

19 June 1997

Press Release
SC/6385

19 June 1997

Press Release
SC/6384

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESSES GRAVE CONCERN OVER USE OF FORCE IN CONFLICT SITUATIONS AGAINST REFUGEES AND OTHER CIVILIANS

19970619 Presidential Statement Calls on All Concerned To Comply Strictly with Rules of International Humanitarian Law

13 June 1997

Press Release
SC/6383

SECURITY COUNCIL DEPLORES IRAQI INTERFERENCE WITH HELICOPTER FLIGHTS IN SUPPORT OF INSPECTIONS BY UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL COMMISSION

19970613 Presidential Statement Underlines That Iraq Must Immediately End All Such Actions

12 June 1997

Press Release
SC/6382

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF TAJIKISTAN OBSERVER MISSION FOR THREE MONTHS, TO 15 SEPTEMBER

19970612 Resolution 1113 (1997), Adopted Unanimously, Encourages Signing of Agreement on Peace, National Accord

12 June 1997

Press Release
SC/6381

SECURITY COUNCIL AGREES TO DESIGNATION OF CARLOS WESTENDORP AS HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR BOSNIA PEACE AGREEMENT

19970612 Resolution 1112 (1997), Adopted Unanimously, Reaffirms High Representative's 'Final Say' on Civilian Implementation Provisions

4 June 1997

Press Release
SC/6380

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS IRAQ 'OIL-FOR-FOOD' ARRANGEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL 180 DAYS, BEGINNING 8 JUNE

19970604 Resolution 1111 (1997), Adopted Unanimously, Directs Expeditious Processing of Contract Applications

30 May 1997

Press Release
SC/6379

SECURITY COUNCIL URGES ALL PARTIES IN BURUNDI TO CONTINUE PURSUING NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT THROUGH DIALOGUE

19970530 In Presidential Statement, Council Also Welcomes Easing of Sanctions against Burundi to Alleviate Suffering of Its People

The Security Council this afternoon urged all parties in Burundi to continue pursuing a negotiated settlement of their conflict and refrain from actions that might harm such dialogue.

30 May 1997

Press Release
SC/6378

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JUNE

19970530 Security Council

Sergey V. Lavrov (Russian Federation) succeeds Park Soo Gil (Republic of Korea) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

Vice-Admiral John Scott Redd (United States) succeeds Major-General Charles Vyvyan (United Kingdom) as Chairman of the Military Staff Committee.

29 May 1997

Press Release
SC/6377

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO AS 'NEW PERIOD IN THEIR HISTORY' BEGINS

19970529 Presidential Statement Also Calls for Immediate End to Violence Against Refugees, Cooperation with UN Mission Investigating Reported Massacres

28 May 1997

Press Release
SC/6376

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF UNPREDEP UNTIL 30 NOVEMBER

19970528

The Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (UNPREDEP) for six months until 30 November. It also decided on the start of a two-month phased reduction of the mission's military component by 300 all ranks beginning from 1 October.