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SG/SM/6432
9 January 1998


Press Release
SG/SM/6432


SECRETARY-GENERAL TO VISIT MIDDLE EAST IN FEBRUARY

19980109 Following is the text of a statement attributable to a spokesman for the Secretary-General:

SC/6465
9 January 1998


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SC/6465


CHALLENGE OF CRISES IN AFRICA DOMINATES SECURITY COUNCIL WORK IN 1997

19980109

On 25 September 1997, the Security Council held the third ministerial- level meeting convened in its history, providing a high-level forum for discussion of the situation in Africa, in a year when events in that continent were a major focus of its work.

SC/6463
6 January 1998


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SC/6463


SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS COMMITTEES ELECTS OFFICERS FOR 1998

19980106 NEW YORK, 6 January (Department of Political Affairs) -- On 6 January, the President of the Security Council, Alain Dejammet (France), convened meetings of the Council's Sanctions Committees, which are composed of all members of the Council, to elect their respective bureaux for 1998.

The composition of the elected bureaux is as follows:

ORG/1261
5 January 1998


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ORG/1261


MEMBERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL UNITED NATIONS ORGANS IN 1998 GENERAL ASSEMBLY

19980105 The General Assembly is composed of all 185 United Nations Member States. The States, and the dates on which they became Members, are listed in Press Release ORG/1250, issued 9 October 1997.

SECURITY COUNCIL

SC/6462
5 January 1998


Press Release
SC/6462


NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JANUARY

19980105 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of United Nations security bodies for January:

Security Council

Alain Dejammet (France) succeeds Fernando Berrocal Soto (Costa Rica) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee