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SC/6897

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNIFIL MANDATE UNTIL 31 JANUARY 2001

27 July 2000


Press Release
SC/6897


SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNIFIL MANDATE UNTIL 31 JANUARY 2001

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Resolution 1310 (2000) Adopted Unanimously

The Security Council this morning decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for a further six months, until 31 January 2001.

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA TO OCCUPY FIRST SEAT ON GENERAL ASSEMBLY HALL AT FIFTY-FIFTH SESSION

26 July 2000


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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA TO OCCUPY FIRST SEAT ON GENERAL ASSEMBLY HALL AT FIFTY-FIFTH SESSION

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In accordance with established practice, the Secretary-General Monday, 24 July, drew lots for the purpose of choosing the Member State to occupy the first desk on the General Assembly floor from which the alphabetical seating order will begin. The name drawn was Antigua and Barbuda.

SC/6895

SECURITY COUNCIL HOLDS DEBATE ON CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT

26 July 2000


Press Release
SC/6895


SECURITY COUNCIL HOLDS DEBATE ON CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT

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Child soldiering must be curbed by mobilizing political pressure, addressing the economic, social and political factors behind the phenomenon, and enhancing capacities on the ground for receiving and rehabilitating child soldiers, Olara Otunnu, the Secretary-General's Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict, told the Security Council today.