Security Council

4773^rd Meeting (AM)

IN BRIEFING TO SECURITY COUNCIL, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS

URGES ISRAELIS, PALESTINIANS TO STAY COURSE OF PEACE

Briefing the Security Council this morning on the situation in the Middle East, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Kieran Prendergast urged both Israelis and Palestinians to stay the course of peace, saying that violence only led down into the abyss.

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ISSUES GUIDELINES TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS, ENTITIES

WHOSE FINANCIAL ASSETS SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO IRAQ DEVELOPMENT FUND

The Security Council Committee established by resolution 661 (1990) concerning the situation between Iraq and Kuwait on 11 June 2003 adopted the following guidelines for the application of paragraphs 19 and 23 of resolution 1483 (2003).

Security Council

4772^nd Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL REQUESTS ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF UN PEACEKEEPER

IMMUNITY FROM INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Adopts Resolution 1487 (2003) by 12-0-3 (France, Germany, Syria);

Secretary-General Says Continued Annual Adoption Could Undermine Court, Council

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ADDS NAME OF INDIVIDUAL TO LIST

The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) has added on 10 June 2003 the following individual to its list (Al-Qaida section):

PRESS STATEMENT ON LIBERIA BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is the text of today’s press statement on Liberia by Security Council President Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation):

Security Council

4771^st Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS CYPRUS FORCE UNTIL 15 DECEMBER,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1486 (2003)

The Security Council this morning extended the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 15 December, noting the Government of Cyprus had agreed that its continued presence was necessary, in view of the prevailing conditions on the island.

Security Council

4770^th Meeting* (AM)

KOSOVO PROGRESS SIGNIFICANT, BUT ACHIEVING FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT, MINORITY

PARTICIPATION, REFUGEE RETURNS STILL CHALLENGES, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

Assistant Secretary-General Says 4 June Murder

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONCERNING LIBERIA REISSUES LIST

NEW YORK, 9 June (UN Department of Political Affairs) -- On 6 June, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1343 (2001) approved the removal of two persons from the list of individuals affected by the measures contained in paragraph 7 of the resolution 1343 (2001), extended by paragraph 5 of resolution 1408 (2002) and paragraph 10 of resolution 1478 (2003):

SECURITY COUNCIL URGED TO ENSURE GREATER PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN PEACE EFFORTS

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON SIERRA LEONE ISSUES REVISED LIST

The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1132 (1997) concerning Sierra Leone, on 30 May 2003, approved the removal of the names of eight persons from the list of individuals affected by the measures contained in paragraph 5 of resolution 1171 (1998), which reads as follows: