Security Council

31 October 1996

Press Release
SC/6284

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN NOVEMBER

19961031 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following new Chairmen of United Nations security bodies will take office on 1 November:

Security Council

Nugroho Wisnumurti (Indonesia) succeeds Gerardo Martinez Blanco (Honduras) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

22 October 1996

Press Release
SC/6283

22 October 1996

Press Release
SC/6282

SECURITY COUNCIL DENOUNCES VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN LAW IN AFGHANISTAN, CALLS ON PARTIES TO CEASE HOSTILITIES

19961022 Resolution 1076 (1996), Adopted Unanimously, Calls on States Not to Interfere in Afghanistan's Internal Affairs

16 October 1996

Press Release
SC/6280

'OPEN AND NAKED AGGRESSION' BY PAKISTAN BLOW TO UNITED NATIONS, AFGHANISTAN TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

19961016 Says Pakistani Military Officers Accompanied Taliban in Kabul Invasion; Council Addressed by 27 Speakers in Day-Long Debate on Conflict in Afghanistan

15 October 1996

Press Release
SC/6279

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESS `SERIOUS CONCERN' OVER SUBMARINE INCIDENT IN KOREAN PENINSULA

19961015 In Presidential Statement, Both Sides Are Encouraged to Settle Outstanding Issues by Peaceful Means

The Security Council this afternoon expressed its "serious concern" over the recent grounding of a Democratic People's Republic of Korea submarine on the territory of the Republic of Korea and subsequent military actions.

11 October 1996

Press Release
SC/6278

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS ANGOLA MISSION UNTIL 11 DECEMBER, WHILE EXPRESSING DISAPPOINTMENT WITH PEACE PROCESS DELAYS

19961011 Unanimously Adopts Resolution 1075 (1996); Will Consider Trade, Travel Restrictions on UNITA without 'Substantial' Progress by 20 November

10 October 1996

Press Release
SC/6277

SELFISHNESS, GREED STYMIE PEACE PROCESS IN ANGOLA, ZIMBABWE'S FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

19961010 Says Council Must Decisively Salvage Process, Restore UN Credibility; Foreign Ministers of Angola, Mozambique, Botswana Also Address Council

10 October 1996

Press Release
SC/6276

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER LACK OF PROGRESS ON INVESTIGATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

19961010 Presidential Statement Appeals to Parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina To Help Identify Fate of Missing Persons for Humanitarian and Legal Purposes

2 October 1996

Press Release
SC/6275

YUGOSLAV SANCTIONS TERMINATED

19961002 The following statement was issued today by Ambassador Juan Somavía (Chile), Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 724 (1991) concerning Yugoslavia, on behalf of the members:

1 October 1996

Press Release
SC/6274

SECURITY COUNCIL DECIDES ON IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF ALL SANCTIONS AGAINST FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA

19961001

Members Adopt Resolution 1074 (1996) Unanimously, Satisfied With Elections Held in Bosnia and Herzegovina in Line with Peace Agreement