Security Council

5 January 1996

Press Release
SC/6157

SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS, IN STRONGEST TERMS, THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR VIOLENCE IN BURUNDI

19960105 Presidential Statement Says Daily Killings, Torture, Massacres, Arbitrary Detentions Must Cease Immediately

4 January 1996

Press Release
SC/6156

SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS COMMITTEES ELECT OFFICERS FOR 1996

19960104 NEW YORK, 4 January (Department of Political Affairs) -- On 3 January the President of the Security Council, Sir John Weston (United Kingdom), convened meetings of the Council's Sanctions Committees, which are composed of all members of the Council, to elect their respective bureaus for 1996.

The composition of the elected Bureaus is as follows:

4 January 1996

Press Release
SC/6154

FORMER YUGOSLAVIA DOMINATES 1995 SECURITY COUNCIL'S ACTIONS CULMINATING IN IMPLEMENTATION OF DAYTON AGREEMENT

19960104 Operations Conclude in Mozambique, El Salvador, Somalia; Foreign Ministers Say Council Must Build upon Its Peace-Keeping Experience

29 December 1995

Press Release
SC/6153

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JANUARY

19951229 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following new Chairmen of United Nations security bodies will take office on 1 January 1996:

SECURITY COUNCIL

Sir John Weston (United Kingdom) will succeed Sergey V. Lavrov (Russian Federation) as President of the Security Council.

MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE

22 December 1995

Press Release
SC/6152

SECURITY COUNCIL STRONGLY DEMANDS CROATIAN GOVERNMENT IMMEDIATELY LIFT ANY TIME LIMIT ON RETURN OF REFUGEES TO RECLAIM PROPERTY

19951222 Presidential Statement Expresses Grave Concern that Previous Call Was Ignored

The Security Council this afternoon strongly demanded that the Government of Croatia lift immediately any time limits placed on the return of refugees to reclaim their property in Croatia.

21 December 1995

Press Release
SC/6151

SECURITY COUNCIL CONCERNED BY SLOW PACE OF ANGOLAN PEACE

19951221 Presidential Statement Says Issues To Be Dealt With Early in Process Remain Unresolved, Including Exchange of Military Information, Mercenaries

21 December 1995

Press Release
SC/6150

SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY DECIDES TO ESTABLISH UNITED NATIONS CIVILIAN POLICE FORCE IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

19951221

Will Be Operative for One-Year Period after Transfer Of Authority in Bosnia from UNPROFOR to Multinational Force

21 December 1995

Press Release
SC/6149

SECURITY COUNCIL STRONGLY CONDEMNS HUMANITARIAN LAW VIOLATIONS BY BOSNIAN SERBS, PARAMILITARY FORCES; CITES SUMMARY EXECUTIONS, MASS EXPULSIONS

19951221 Unanimously Adopted Resolution 1034 (1995) Demands Access to Detainees, Calls for Cooperation with International Tribunal

20 December 1995

Press Release
SC/6148

SECURITY COUNCIL HEARS VIEWS ON PROPOSALS TO ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY, EFFECTIVENESS OF CONSULTATIONS ON PEACE-KEEPING OPERATIONS

19951220 On Behalf of 32 Countries, Argentina Speaks of Need For Formal Mechanism of Consultation between Council and Troop Contributors

19 December 1995

Press Release
SC/6147

SECURITY COUNCIL WELCOMES SECRETARY-GENERAL'S EFFORTS TO RESOLVE OBSTACLES TO WESTERN SAHARA REFERENDUM

19951219 Requests Urgent Report on Consultations with Parties; Lacking Agreement, Withdrawal of UN Mission to be Considered