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SC/6451

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS PREVENTIVE FORCE IN FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA UNTIL 31 AUGUST 1998

4 December 1997


Press Release
SC/6451


SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS PREVENTIVE FORCE IN FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA UNTIL 31 AUGUST 1998

19971204 Resolution 1142 (1997), Adopted Unanimously, Requests Report By 1 June on Steps for Complete Troop Withdrawal, Follow-on Mission

The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) until 31 August 1998.

SC/6449

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN DECEMBER

1 December 1997


Press Release
SC/6449


NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN DECEMBER

19971201 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are new Chairmen of United Nations security bodies for December:

Security Council

Fernando Berrocal Soto (Costa Rica) succeeds Qin Huasun (China) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

SC/6448

SECURITY COUNCIL ESTABLISHES CIVILIAN POLICE MISSION IN HAITI

28 November 1997


Press Release
SC/6448


SECURITY COUNCIL ESTABLISHES CIVILIAN POLICE MISSION IN HAITI

19971128

The Security Council this morning established the United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti (MIPONUH) which, for a single one-year period until 30 November 1998, will continue providing international support to the Haitian Government's efforts to professionalize the country's national police force.