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SC/6926

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

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?

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SC/6925

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS SIERRA LEONE MISSION UNTIL 31 DECEMBER, BY UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1321 (2000)

Will Review Situation by 31 October, Including Recommendations for Increase in Troop Strength

The Security Council this morning decided to extend the present mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) until 31 December.

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SC/6921*

SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES 4,200 TROOPS FOR ETHIOPIA-ERITREA MISSION ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1320 (2000) UNANIMOUSLY

The Security Council this morning authorized the deployment of up to 4,200 troops, including 220 military observers, for the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE). It also mandated the mission until March 2001.

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SC/6920

COUNCIL CONDEMNS ‘OUTRAGEOUS AND CONTEMPTIBLE’ KILLING OF THREE UN STAFF IN WEST TIMOR; INSISTS INDONESIA DISARM, DISBAND MILITIA

Decides to Dispatch Mission To Discuss Implementation of Resolution

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SC/6919

SECURITY COUNCIL HOLDS MEETING OF WORLD LEADERS ON OCCASION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S MILLENNIUM SUMMIT

Adopts Declaration on Ensuring Council’s Effective Role In Maintaining International Peace and Security, Especially in Africa

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SC/6918

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF SIERRA LEONE MISSION UNTIL 20 SEPTEMBER

The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) until 20 September by unanimously adopting resolution 1317 (2000).

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SC/6916

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN SEPTEMBER

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

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Moctar Ouane (Mali) succeeds Hasmy Agam (Malaysia) as President of the Security Council

Military Staff Committee

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SC/6917

SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS REPORT TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY

This afternoon, the Security Council adopted its fifty-fifth annual report to the General Assembly, which covers the period 16 June 1999 to 15 June 2000. The report, a guide to the Council's activities during that 12-month period, will be submitted to the Assembly in accordance with the provisions of the United Nations Charter.

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SC/6915

SECURITY COUNCIL HOLDS OPEN MEETING ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN EAST TIMOR

Council Briefed by Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping

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SC/6914

BRIEFING ON KOSOVO BY ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS DRAWS MIXED REACTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS

Russian Federation Says Upcoming Elections Prepare Ground for Province’s Separation from Yugoslavia