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SC/6864

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPANDS SIERRA LEONE FORCE TO 13,000, ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1299 (2000) UNANIMOUSLY

19 May 2000


Press Release
SC/6864


SECURITY COUNCIL EXPANDS SIERRA LEONE FORCE TO 13,000, ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1299 (2000) UNANIMOUSLY

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The Security Council this morning expanded the military component of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) to a maximum of 13,000 military personnel, including 260 military observers already deployed, convinced that the deterioration in security conditions on the ground necessitated its rapid reinforcement.

SC/6854

SECURITY COUNCIL HEARS BRIEFING ON SITUATION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BY HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DAYTON ACCORDS

9 May 2000


Press Release
SC/6854


SECURITY COUNCIL HEARS BRIEFING ON SITUATION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BY HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DAYTON ACCORDS

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Progress in the implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords was as slow and painful as ever -- but it was working, Wolfgang Petritsch, High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, told the Security Council this morning.