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Press Release

SC/6864

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPANDS SIERRA LEONE FORCE TO 13,000, ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1299 (2000) UNANIMOUSLY

19 May 2000


Press Release
SC/6864


SECURITY COUNCIL EXPANDS SIERRA LEONE FORCE TO 13,000, ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1299 (2000) UNANIMOUSLY

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The Security Council this morning expanded the military component of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) to a maximum of 13,000 military personnel, including 260 military observers already deployed, convinced that the deterioration in security conditions on the ground necessitated its rapid reinforcement.

NGO/344

REVIEWING APPLICATIONS FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, NGO COMMITTEE ENDORSES CLAIMS OF FIVE NEW GROUPS

18 May 2000


Press Release
NGO/344


REVIEWING APPLICATIONS FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, NGO COMMITTEE ENDORSES CLAIMS OF FIVE NEW GROUPS

20000518

The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations this morning recommended that five groups be granted special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, and deferred recommendations on another five.

PI/1251

EMPLOYMENT ISSUES TO DOMINATE NEW ROUND OF TALKS FOR REVIEW OF 1995 SOCIAL SUMMIT

17 May 2000


Press Release
PI/1251
SOC/4547


EMPLOYMENT ISSUES TO DOMINATE NEW ROUND OF TALKS FOR REVIEW OF 1995 SOCIAL SUMMIT

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A debate over strategies to create jobs, reduce unemployment and promote workers’ rights will dominate the resumed negotiations that get under way today in preparation for the United Nations General Assembly special session on the follow- up to the 1995 World Summit for Social Development.