Security Council: Press Release

24 April 1996

Press Release
SC/6211

SECURITY COUNCIL URGES PARTIES IN ANGOLA TO MOVE PEACE PROCESS FORWARD TOWARDS FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF LUSAKA PROTOCOL

19960424 Presidential Statement Reminds Them That Meeting Goals Set by Protocol Will Help Determine Continuation of United Nations Angola Verification Mission

23 April 1996

Press Release
SC/6210

SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS ON STATES IN GREAT LAKES REGION TO ENSURE THAT THEIR TERRITORY NOT BE USED FOR ARMED GROUPS TO LAUNCH ATTACKS

19960423 Resolution 1053, Adopted Unanimously, Requests Secretary-General to Maintain Inquiry Commission Monitoring Arms Embargo against Rwandan Government Forces

18 April 1996

Press Release
SC/6209

18 April 1996

Press Release
SC/6208

SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE END TO HOSTILITIES IN LEBANON, EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS

19960418 Resolution 1052 Adopted Unanimously; Arab-Sponsored Draft Resolution Condemning Israel Rejected

15 April 1996

Press Release
SC/6207

ISRAEL WILL HAVE NO PEACE UNTIL IT WITHDRAWS FROM LEBANON, LEBANON'S REPRESENTATIVE TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

19960415 Thirty-two Speakers Address Israel's Attacks in Lebanon; Israel Defends Action as Necessary Defence against Hezbollah

15 April 1996

Press Release
SC/6206*

SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS IN RESPONSE TO SECURITY MEASURES IMPOSED BY ISRAEL ON WEST BANK, GAZA

19960415 Thirty-eight Speakers Address Council; Measures Called 'Collective Punishment' That Threaten Peace Process

12 April 1996

Press Release
SC/6205

SIGNING OF AFRICAN NUCLEAR-WEAPON-FREE ZONE TREATY IN CAIRO PRAISED BY SECURITY COUNCIL AS `HISTORIC'

19960412 Presidential Statement Also Notes Adoption of `Cairo Declaration'

The signing of the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (The Treaty of Pelindaba) on 11 April in Cairo was an important contribution by African countries to the maintenance of international peace and security, stated the Security Council this afternoon.

9 April 1996

Press Release
SC/6204

SECURITY COUNCIL, CONCERNED BY OUTBREAK OF FIGHTING IN LIBERIA, CALLS FOR DISENGAGEMENT OF FORCES, COMPREHENSIVE CEASE-FIRE

19960409 Presidential Statement Calls for Release of Hostages By United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy

9 April 1996

Press Release
SC/6203

FOREIGN INTERVENTION MAJOR OBSTACLE TO NEGOTIATED PEACE IN AFGHANISTAN, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD, IN TWO MEETINGS ON AFGHAN SITUATION

19960409 Representative, Broad-based 'Authoritative Council', Role of OIC, Work of UN Special Mission Stressed as Elements of Peaceful Settlement

4 April 1996

Press Release
SC/6202

SECURITY COUNCIL DEMANDS THAT PARTIES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA FULLY IMPLEMENT PEACE AGREEMENT

19960404 Presidential Statement Also Demands That They Honour Commitments Regarding Release of Prisoners, Withdrawal of Foreign Forces, Refugees