SECURITY COUNCIL LIBERIA TIMBER BAN COMES INTO FORCE

NEW YORK, 7 July (Department of Political Affairs) -- The President of the Security Council wishes to inform Member States that the measures contained in paragraph 17 of Security Council resolution 1478 (2003), adopted on 6 May 2003 (ban against the import of all round logs and timber products originating in Liberia), came into force at 00:01 eastern daylight time today.

Security Council

4784^th Meeting (AM)

IN MEETING ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, SECURITY COUNCIL HEARS

CALL FOR END TO IMPUNITY FOR PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE

As there could be no real peace without an end to impunity, perpetrators of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo must be brought to justice, the Security Council was told this morning during a briefing on the situation in that country.

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE CORRECTS NAME OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO ITS LIST

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4783^rd Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL CONTINUES MANDATE OF UN IRAQ-KUWAIT

OBSERVER MISSION UNTIL 6 OCTOBER

Resolution 1490 (2003) Adopted Unanimously

The Security Council decided this afternoon to continue the mandate of the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) for a final period until  6 October.

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4782^nd Meeting* (AM)

AT END OF TENURE, SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE

BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON SITUATION IN KOSOVO

Says Kosovo Has Embarked on Road

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ADOPTS LIST OF INDIVIDUALS WHOSE FINANCIAL ASSETS SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO THE DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR IRAQ

The Chairman of the Security Council Committee established by resolution 661 (1990) concerning the situation between Iraq and Kuwait wishes to inform as follows:

PRESS STATEMENT ON TRANSITION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement on the transition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Security Council President Inocencio F. Arias (Spain):

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN JULY

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the President of the United Nations Security Council and the Chairman of the Military Staff Committee for July:

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SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ADDS NAMES OF 17 INDIVIDUALS

TO AL-QAIDA SECTION OF CONSOLIDATED LIST

The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) on 25 June 2003 added the following individuals to its consolidated list (Al-Qaida section):

1.      ABDAOUI Youssef (a.k.a. Abu ABDULLAH; ABDELLAH; ABDULLAH); Born in Kairouan (Tunisia) on 4th June 1966; Address: Piazza Giovane Italia n.2, Varese, Italy.