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SG/A/781

MAJOR-GENERAL JIN HA HWANG APPOINTED FORCE COMMANDER OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN CYPRUS

13/12/2001
Press Release
SG/A/781


MAJOR-GENERAL JIN HA HWANG APPOINTED FORCE COMMANDER


OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN CYPRUS


Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the appointment of Major-General Jin Ha Hwang of the Republic of Korea as Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) to succeed Major-General Victory Rana who relinquishes his post on 15 December 2001.

SC/7239

PRESS STATEMENT ON SIERRA LEONE BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

13/12/2001
Press Release
SC/7239


PRESS STATEMENT ON SIERRA LEONE BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL


This is the text of a statement to the press today by the President of the Security Council, Moctar Ouane (Mali):


Council members reviewed the ban on Sierra Leone diamonds imposed by resolution 1306.  They emphasized the continued importance of Security Council resolution 1306 in the Council’s efforts to build peace in Sierra Leone and the region.

SC/7238

PRESS STATEMENT ON BOUGAINVILLE BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

13/12/2001
Press Release
SC/7238


PRESS STATEMENT ON BOUGAINVILLE BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT


This is the text of a statement to the press today by the President of the Security Council, Moctar Ouane (Mali):


Members of the Security Council heard a briefing from the Head of the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville, Ambassador Noel Sinclair.

SG/T/2303

ACTIVITIES OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN NORWAY, 8-12 DECEMBER 2001

On 10 December 2001, in Oslo, the United Nations and its Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in its Centenary year for their work towards trying to create a better organized and more peaceful world.