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SC/6465

CHALLENGE OF CRISES IN AFRICA DOMINATES SECURITY COUNCIL WORK IN 1997

9 January 1998


Press Release
SC/6465


CHALLENGE OF CRISES IN AFRICA DOMINATES SECURITY COUNCIL WORK IN 1997

19980109

On 25 September 1997, the Security Council held the third ministerial- level meeting convened in its history, providing a high-level forum for discussion of the situation in Africa, in a year when events in that continent were a major focus of its work.

SC/6463

SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS COMMITTEES ELECTS OFFICERS FOR 1998

6 January 1998


Press Release
SC/6463


SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS COMMITTEES ELECTS OFFICERS FOR 1998

19980106 NEW YORK, 6 January (Department of Political Affairs) -- On 6 January, the President of the Security Council, Alain Dejammet (France), convened meetings of the Council's Sanctions Committees, which are composed of all members of the Council, to elect their respective bureaux for 1998.

The composition of the elected bureaux is as follows:

SC/6462

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JANUARY

5 January 1998


Press Release
SC/6462


NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JANUARY

19980105 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of United Nations security bodies for January:

Security Council

Alain Dejammet (France) succeeds Fernando Berrocal Soto (Costa Rica) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

SC/6460

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS CYPRUS MISSION UNTIL 30 JUNE 1998

23 December 1997


Press Release
SC/6460


SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS CYPRUS MISSION UNTIL 30 JUNE 1998

19971223

The Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), until 30 June 1998, and called upon the military authorities on both sides to refrain from any action, particularly in the vicinity of the buffer zone, which would exacerbate tensions.