As the Security Council met today to consider the issue of peacekeeping mission closure and transition, the representative of the United Kingdom said the United Nations was seriously deficient in leadership.
Having considered the Secretary-Generals report concerning the situation in Abkhazia, Georgia, the Security Council this afternoon noted with deep concern the continued failure to achieve a comprehensive political settlement, which included a settlement of the political status of Abkhazia within the State of Georgia.
Resolution 1327 (2000) Adopted Unanimously; Council Resolves to Give Missions Clear, Credible, Achievable Mandates
In her final briefing to the Security Council this afternoon, Sadako Ogata, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, stressed that in most parts of the world where her agency and its partners had to operate, mechanisms to address security problems were slow-moving, unwieldy and not adapted to the new types of conflicts.
Presidential Statement Expresses Concern At Fragile Situation in Sierra Leone and Instability in Wider Region
In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for November:
Security Council
A. Peter van Walsum (Netherlands) succeeds Martin Andjaba (Namibia) as President of the Security Council.
Military Staff Committee
Resolution 1326 (2000) Sends Application to General Assembly for Final Decision
The Security Council this afternoon recommended to the General Assembly that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia be admitted as a Member of the United Nations.
The Security Council this afternoon decided to refer the application of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for membership in the United Nations to the Committee on the Admission of New Members.
