Continuing hostilities in the Equateur and Kasai provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, uninterrupted violence in Kivu and heavy fighting between foreign armies in the city of Kisangani were among the key elements of the Congolese crisis, the President of the Security Council said this afternoon.
Resolution 1303 (2000) Adopted Unanimously
Unanimously adopting resolution 1303 (2000), the Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 15 December.
The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) would need a significant number of years to complete its job, Bernard Kouchner, the Secretary-General's Special Representative and head of UNMIK told the Security Council this morning.
Resolution 1302 (2000) Adopted Unanimously
The Security Council decided tonight to extend the Iraq oil-for-food programme for a further 180-day period beginning tomorrow.
The Security Council this afternoon requested the Secretary-General to establish for a period of six months an expert panel on the illegal exploitation of natural resources and other forms of wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which should produce recommendations on the matter.
The Prosecutor for the International Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, Carla Del Ponte, told the Security Council this morning that an increasingly urgent problem for the Rwanda Tribunal was the length of trials and pre-trial detention faced by most accused.
Voting against, Namibia Cites Texts Departure from Implementation Of Settlement Plan; Jamaica, Mali Would Have Preferred Technical Draft
The Security Council this afternoon unanimously adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) by six months until 30 November.
In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for June:
Security Council
Jean-David Levitte (France) succeeds Wang Yingfan (China) as President of the Security Council.
Military Staff Committee
