Security Council

4271^st Meeting (PM)

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO PRESIDENT ASSURES COUNCIL

OF HIS COMMITMENT TO LUSAKA AGREEMENT

President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo told the Security Council this afternoon that he would examine ways and means of getting the Lusaka Agreement going again, together with his allies, while maintaining the sovereignty and unity of his country.

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE AMENDS LIST CONCERNING SIERRA LEONE

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN FEBRUARY

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for February:

Security Council

Saïd Ben Mustapha (Tunisia) succeeds Kishore Mahbubani (Singapore) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

Security Council

4270^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH WORKING GROUP ON PEACEKEEPING ISSUES

The Security Council has decided to establish a Working Group of the Whole on United Nations peacekeeping operations, to address generic peacekeeping issues relevant to its responsibilities and other related matters, according to a statement read out by Council President Kishore Mahbubani (Singapore) this afternoon.

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4269^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNOMIG MANDATE UNTIL 31 JULY

The Security Council this afternoon called upon the parties to the conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia, particularly the Abkhaz side, to negotiate the core political questions and all other outstanding issues, as it extended the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) until 31 July.

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4268^th Meeting (PM)

Security Council

4267^th Meeting* (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNIFIL MANDATE TO 31 JULY

Looking forward to the early fulfillment of the mandate of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the Security Council this morning decided to extend its presence for a further period of six months, until 31 July.

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4265^th Meeting (AM & PM)

Security Council

4264^th Meeting (AM & PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL TAKES UP REPORT ON DIAMONDS, ARMS IN SIERRA LEONE;

EXPERT PANEL SAYS COUNCIL SANCTIONS BROKEN ‘WITH IMPUNITY’

Speakers Call for New Measures to Stem Illicit Traffic;

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4263^rd Meeting (Night)

SECURITY COUNCIL, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1336 (2001), EXTENDS

MANDATE OF ANGOLA SANCTIONS MONITORING MECHANISM FOR THREE MONTHS