Security Council

23 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6616

SECURITY COUNCIL DEPLORES SERIOUS DETERIORATION OF SITUATION IN ANGOLA, CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES

19981223 Presidential Statement Reaffirms Council's Commitment To Preserve Angola's Unity, Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity

22 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6615

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNFICYP MANDATE FOR FURTHER SIX MONTHS UNTIL 30 JUNE 1999 BY RESOLUTION 1217 (1998)

19981222 Also Adopts Resolution 1218 (1998) Requesting Compliance With Objectives of Secretary-General's Good Offices Mission in Cyprus

21 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6614

SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS FOR URGENT ESTABLISHMENT OF GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY IN GUINEA-BISSAU

19981221 Resolution 1216 (1998), Adopted Unanimously, Asks Secretary-General To Make Recommendations on Possible UN Role in Peace Process in Guinea-Bissau

18 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6613

SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS IN OPEN SESSION TO CONSIDER SITUATION IN SIERRA LEONE

19981218 Peacekeeping Under-Secretary-General Introduces Secretary-General's Report; Chairman of Sanctions Committee Briefs Council on December Assessment Mission

17 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6612

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MISSION IN WESTERN SAHARA UNTIL 31 JANUARY 1999

19981217 Resolution 1215 (1998), Adopted Unanimously, Allows For Further Consultations on Secretary-General's Proposals for Settlement Implementation

The Security Council, acting on the recommendation of the Secretary- General, this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 January 1999.

16 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6611

SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS TO DISCUSS MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST IRAQ; SOME MEMBERS CHALLENGE USE OF FORCE WITHOUT COUNCIL CONSENT

19981216 Iraq Contends International Law Flouted; United States, United Kingdom Say Diplomacy Exhausted after Repeated Blocking of Weapons Inspections

16 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6610

11 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6609

SECURITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER `ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT' OF UNITED NATIONS TO REACH CEASEFIRE, SETTLEMENT IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

19981211 Presidential Statement Calls for High-Level Participation in Zambia Summit on 14-15 December

8 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6608

SECURITY COUNCIL, CONCERNED BY DETERIORATING SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN, SUPPORTS ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIT TO DETER HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

19981208 Resolution 1214(1998), Adopted Unanimously, Also Demands That Taliban Stop Providing Sanctuary for Terrorists

4 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6607

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESSES GRAVE CONCERN AT SITUATION OF UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL AT TWO POSTS IN ANGOLA

19981204 Press Statement by President Cites Plight of Observers In Andulo and Bailundo; Holds UNITA Leader Responsible for Their Safety

This is the text of a statement to the press this evening by the President of the Security Council, Jassin Mohammad Buallay (Bahrain), following consultations among Council members: