Security Council

Security Council

4204^th Resumed Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL CONCLUDES DEBATE ON SITUATION IN MIDDLE EAST,

INCLUDING QUESTION OF PALESTINE

Statements Made by More Than 40 Speakers

The Security Council this afternoon concluded its three-day debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine.  During the debate the Council heard from over 40 speakers.

Security Council

4204^th Resumed Meeting (PM)

Security Council

4204^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL TAKES UP SITUATION IN MIDDLE EAST; SPEAKERS EXPRESS

SYMPATHY TO FAMILIES OF WOUNDED AND KILLED, CONDEMN VIOLENCE

Press Release
SC/6929

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN OCTOBER

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

Security Council

Martin Andjaba (Namibia) succeeds Moctar Ouane (Mali) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

Press Release
SC/6928

MILITIAS ROOT CAUSE OF PROBLEMS FOR UNTAET AND INDONESIA IN EAST TIMOR, SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TELLS COUNCIL

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SC/6927

SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFED BY NELSON MANDELA, FACILITATOR OF ARUSHA PEACE PROCESS; ADOPTS PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT CONDEMNING ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS

Council Also Addressed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan

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SC/6926

SECURITY COUNCIL TAKES UP SITUATION IN KOSOVO; HEARS BRIEFING BY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL

As the Security Council met this afternoon to take up the situation in Kosovo, Bernard Kouchner, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the province, said that 13 centuries of confrontation between the various ethnic communities had elapsed -- how could one expect to stop the violence in 15 months?

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SC/6925

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS SIERRA LEONE MISSION UNTIL 31 DECEMBER, BY UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1321 (2000)

Will Review Situation by 31 October, Including Recommendations for Increase in Troop Strength

The Security Council this morning decided to extend the present mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) until 31 December.

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SC/6921*

SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES 4,200 TROOPS FOR ETHIOPIA-ERITREA MISSION ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1320 (2000) UNANIMOUSLY

The Security Council this morning authorized the deployment of up to 4,200 troops, including 220 military observers, for the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE). It also mandated the mission until March 2001.

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SC/6920

COUNCIL CONDEMNS ‘OUTRAGEOUS AND CONTEMPTIBLE’ KILLING OF THREE UN STAFF IN WEST TIMOR; INSISTS INDONESIA DISARM, DISBAND MILITIA

Decides to Dispatch Mission To Discuss Implementation of Resolution