Security Council

4533^rd Meeting (AM)

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACEKEEPING BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON KOSOVO;

STRESSES NEED FOR KOSOVO SERBS TO TAKE RIGHTFUL PLACE IN NEW GOVERNMENT

Security Council

4531^st Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVES LIST OF REVISED SANCTIONS ON IRAQ,

EXTENDS ‘OIL-FOR-FOOD’ PROGRAMME ADDITIONAL 180 DAYS

CORRECTION

Paragraph 4 of the first page of Press Release SC/7395 of 14 May should read, as follows:

PRESS STATEMENT ON SIERRA LEONE BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is today’s press statement on Sierra Leone by the President of the Security Council, Kishore Mahbubani (Singapore):

Members of the Council welcomed the peaceful conduct of the Sierra Leone presidential and parliamentary elections yesterday.  They also noted the role of the United Kingdom and the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) in bringing this about.

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PRESS STATEMENT ON LIBERIA BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is the text of today’s press statement on Liberia by the President of the Security Council, Kishore Mahbubani (Singapore):

Members of the Council received a briefing by Youssef Mahmoud, Director of the Africa II Division in the Department of  Political Affairs, on the recent situation in Liberia.

Security Council

4532^nd Meeting (AM)

TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT, REBEL DISARMAMENT, FOREIGN TROOP WITHDRAWAL NEXT STEPS

TO ADVANCE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO PEACE PROCESS, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

Security Council

4531^st Meeting* (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVES LIST OF REVISED SANCTIONS ON IRAQ,

EXTENDS ‘OIL-FOR-FOOD’ PROGRAMME ADDITIONAL 180 DAYS

With Syria Expressing Strong Reservations,

Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution 1409 (2002)

Security Council

4528^th Meeting* (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL, IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, REITERATES STRONG CONDEMNATION

OF TARGETING, USE OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS

Council Hears Statements on War Experiences

From Three Children In Prelude to General Assembly Special Session

Security Council

4526^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS SANCTIONS ON LIBERIA FOR FURTHER 12 MONTHS,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1408 (2002)

Security Council

4525^th Meeting (PM & Night)

SPEAKERS IN SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESS REGRET, DISAPPOINTMENT AT ISRAEL’S

REFUSAL TO COOPERATE WITH JENIN REFUGEE CAMP FACT-FINDING TEAM

Many Say Council Authority, Credibility Undermined; Lacking

Council Action, Arab Group Will Call for General Assembly Emergency Session

PRESS STATEMENT ON LIBERIA BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is the press statement on Liberia delivered today by Security Council President Kishore Mahbubani (Singapore):

Members of the Council received a briefing by Assistant Secretary-General Ibrahima Fall on the Secretary-General's report on Liberia's compliance with paragraph 2 of resolution 1343 (document S/2002/494);