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GA/9782

CONTINUING CONSIDERATION OF REPORT OF SECRETARY-GENERAL, ASSEMBLY SPEAKERS MAINTAIN FOCUS ON PEACE OPERATIONS, SANCTIONS, HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION

27 September 2000


Press Release
GA/9782


CONTINUING CONSIDERATION OF REPORT OF SECRETARY-GENERAL, ASSEMBLY SPEAKERS MAINTAIN FOCUS ON PEACE OPERATIONS, SANCTIONS, HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION

20000927

The Security Council had used an elastic concept of security to stretch its mandate well beyond what the Charter gave it, said the representative of India this afternoon, as the General Assembly continued its consideration of the Secretary-General's report on the work of the Organization.

SC/6926

SECURITY COUNCIL TAKES UP SITUATION IN KOSOVO; HEARS BRIEFING BY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL

27 September 2000


Press Release
SC/6926


SECURITY COUNCIL TAKES UP SITUATION IN KOSOVO; HEARS BRIEFING BY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL

20000927

As the Security Council met this afternoon to take up the situation in Kosovo, Bernard Kouchner, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the province, said that 13 centuries of confrontation between the various ethnic communities had elapsed -- how could one expect to stop the violence in 15 months?

GA/AB/3384

TAKING NOTE OF OVERSIGHT BODY RECOMMENDATIONS NOT ENOUGH, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

27 September 2000


Press Release
GA/AB/3384


TAKING NOTE OF OVERSIGHT BODY RECOMMENDATIONS NOT ENOUGH, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

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The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning began its consideration of the 1999 reports of the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and concluded its general debate on the requests for exemptions from sanctions under Article 19 of the Charter.