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SC/6823

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONCERNING SOMALIA APPEALS FOR ASSISTANCE IN ENFORCING ARMS EMBARGO

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SC/6822

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONCERNING SIERRA LEONE DISCUSSES BREACH OF SANCTIONS REGIME

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SC/6821

SECURITY COUNCIL STRESSES NEED FOR DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION AND REINTEGRATION OF EX-COMBATANTS IN SIERRA LEONE

Council Holds Open Briefing on Situation in Sierra Leone

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SC/6820

INADEQUATE FINANCING COULD UNDERMINE EFFORTS TO EASE HUMAN SUFFERING, SAYS SECURITY COUNCIL IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT

Statement Follows Day-Long Debate On Humanitarian Aspects of Issues before Council

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SC/6818

TWENTY-NINE SPEAKERS ADDRESS SECURITY COUNCIL IN DAY-LONG DEBATE ON HUMANITARIAN ASPECTS OF ISSUES BEFORE COUNCIL

Secretary-General Says Far Too Many Peace Agreements Collapse from Lack of Post-Conflict Resources to Foster Recovery

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SC/6816

PEACE INEXTRICABLY LINKED WITH EQUALITY BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN SAYS SECURITY COUNCIL, IN INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY STATEMENT

The following statement on the occasion of International Women’s Day was issued today by the President of the Security Council, Anwarul Karim Chowdhury (Bangladesh), on behalf of the Council:

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SC/6815

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS SYMPATHY FOR DEVASTATION IN MOZAMBIQUE, CALLS FOR ALL POSSIBLE STEPS TO AVERT HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

The following statement concerning the recent floods in Mozambique was issued today by the President of the Security Council, Anwarul Karim Chowdhury (Bangladesh), on behalf of the Council:

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SC/6813

SECURITY COUNCIL, VOTING CONCURRENTLY WITH GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ELECTS THOMAS BUERGENTHAL (UNITED STATES) TO WORLD COURT

The Security Council this afternoon, meeting independently, but concurrently with the General Assembly, elected Thomas Buergenthal (United States) a member of the International Court of Justice to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Stephen Schwebel (United States), as of 29 February 2000.

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SC/6812

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MINURSO MANDATE UNTIL 31 MAY, ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1292 (2000) UNANIMOUSLY

The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for a further three months until 31 May.

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SC/6811

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN MARCH

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

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Anwarul Karim Chowdhury (Bangladesh) succeeds Arnoldo Manuel Listre (Argentina) as President of the Security Council.

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