In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for December:
Security Council
Sergey V. Lavrov (Russian Federation) succeeds A. Peter van Walsum (Netherlands) as President of the Security Council.
Military Staff Committee
Council Also Decides to Elect Two Additional Judges To Rwanda Tribunal and to Enlarge Appeals Chambers for Both Tribunals
Secretary-General Outlines Challenges of Post-Conflict Peace-Building
Human Rights Violations Said to Continue; Speakers Urge Cooperation By All Parties with Aid Workers, Ceasefire Observance, End to Violence
The Security Council this evening decided to renew the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) for another period of six months until 31 May 2001.
CORRECTION
The above headline on Press Release SC/6957 of 21 November should be amended to read:
IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, COUNCIL EXPRESSES SUPPORT
FOR UN DEPLOYMENT IN ERITREA, ETHIOPIA
As the Security Council held an emergency meeting on the Middle East this afternoon, the Observer for Palestine called for specific measures to end Israeli violations against the Palestinian people, while Israel's representative said that Palestinian leaders continued to call for an escalation of the current conflict.
Presidential Statement Seeks Inquiry into Incidents In Kosovo and South Serbia, to Bring Perpetrators to Justice
