Security Council

5055^th Meeting* (AM)

AFGHANISTAN’S FIRST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION NOT PERFECT, BUT SETS STAGE

for Journey towards vigorous democracy, Security Council told

Assistant Secretary-General Offers Preliminary Observations,

Says Afghans ‘Patience, Resilience and Determination’ Source of Optimism

Press Statement by Security Council President on recent terrorist attacks

Following is today’s press statement by the Security Council President, Emyr Jones Parry (United Kingdom):

Members of the Security Council strongly condemned recent terrorist attacks in which many lives were claimed and people injured, including the horrific attacks in Pakistan, yesterday’s heinous attack in Taba, Egypt, and the murder of a British civilian in Baghdad.

Security Council

5053^rd Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL ACTS UNANIMOUSLY TO ADOPT RESOLUTION STRONGLY CONDEMNING

terrorism as one of most serious threats to peace

 

PRESS STATEMENT ON GUINEA-BISSAU BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement by Security Council President, Emyr Jones Parry on Guinea-Bissau:

The Security Council, at its request, was briefed in informal consultations this afternoon, by Mr. Tuliameni Kalomoh, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs on the developments that took place in Guinea-Bissau on 6 October 2004.

SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON LIBERIA SANCTIONS REVIEW

The following Security Council press statement on the Liberia sanctions review was delivered today by President Emyr Jones Parry (United Kingdom):

On 6 October 2004, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia decided to update the “First Name” and “Date of Birth” fields for the following individual who is included on the list of persons subject to the travel restrictions imposed by paragraph 4 (a) of resolution 1521 (2003) (the Travel Ban List):  Mr. James “Coco” Dennis  

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AL-QAIDA, TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE PROVIDES STATES

 

WITH OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH COMMITTEE

 

1.    By paragraph 11 of resolution 1526 (2004), the Security Council requested the Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee to provide States with an opportunity, at the Committee’s request, to send representatives to meet with the Committee for more in-depth discussion of relevant issues.

Security Council

5051^st Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL FAILS TO ADOPT TEXT DEMANDING END

TO ISRAELI MILITARY OFFENSIVE IN GAZA

Draft Resolution Supported by 11 Members; United States,

Exercising Veto, Calls It ‘Lopsided’ and against Cause of Peace

Security Council

5050^th Meeting (AM)

Sudan conflict could widen into regional, even global, confrontation,

 

if not properly addressed, Security Council told

 

Special Representative Jan Pronk Describes Political Gains,

But Says No Progress Made in Key Areas of Security, Ending Impunity