Hazards from Internal Strife Said to Complicate Work of Agency; Stability, Post-Conflict Recovery Now Critical to Relief Efforts
New Structure of INSTRAW Is Discussed; Review of Refugee Issues Continues, with Statement on Behalf of International Committee of Red Cross
CORRECTION
On page 10 of Press Release GA/SPD/173 issued 4 November, the last full paragraph should read:
U.S. Attorney-General Janet Reno
To Address High-Level Meeting on Role of Women Leaders
Resolution 1274 (1999) Adopted Unanimously
The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT) for six months, until 15 May 2000.
The Security Council this morning reiterated its demand that the parties to the conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia, deepen their commitment to the United Nations-led peace process, in particular, by resuming regular meetings of the Coordinating Council.
The Security Council this morning reaffirmed its commitment to a comprehensive settlement in Somalia and expressed grave concern at the increasingly evident effects of the lack of a functioning central government there.
The situation in Burundi was precarious and the United Nations must take steps to see that the Arusha peace process continued, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Ibrahima Fall told the Security Council this morning, as it began a day-long open debate on the crisis in Burundi.
Presidential Statement Seeks Government Cooperation in Inquiry, Assurances of Security and Free Movement for UN and Aid Workers
The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
