Security Council

18 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6613

SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS IN OPEN SESSION TO CONSIDER SITUATION IN SIERRA LEONE

19981218 Peacekeeping Under-Secretary-General Introduces Secretary-General's Report; Chairman of Sanctions Committee Briefs Council on December Assessment Mission

17 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6612

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MISSION IN WESTERN SAHARA UNTIL 31 JANUARY 1999

19981217 Resolution 1215 (1998), Adopted Unanimously, Allows For Further Consultations on Secretary-General's Proposals for Settlement Implementation

The Security Council, acting on the recommendation of the Secretary- General, this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 January 1999.

16 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6610

16 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6611

SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS TO DISCUSS MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST IRAQ; SOME MEMBERS CHALLENGE USE OF FORCE WITHOUT COUNCIL CONSENT

19981216 Iraq Contends International Law Flouted; United States, United Kingdom Say Diplomacy Exhausted after Repeated Blocking of Weapons Inspections

11 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6609

SECURITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER `ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT' OF UNITED NATIONS TO REACH CEASEFIRE, SETTLEMENT IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

19981211 Presidential Statement Calls for High-Level Participation in Zambia Summit on 14-15 December

8 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6608

SECURITY COUNCIL, CONCERNED BY DETERIORATING SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN, SUPPORTS ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIT TO DETER HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

19981208 Resolution 1214(1998), Adopted Unanimously, Also Demands That Taliban Stop Providing Sanctuary for Terrorists

4 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6607

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESSES GRAVE CONCERN AT SITUATION OF UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL AT TWO POSTS IN ANGOLA

19981204 Press Statement by President Cites Plight of Observers In Andulo and Bailundo; Holds UNITA Leader Responsible for Their Safety

This is the text of a statement to the press this evening by the President of the Security Council, Jassin Mohammad Buallay (Bahrain), following consultations among Council members:

3 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6606

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS ANGOLA OBSERVER MISSION UNTIL 26 FEBRUARY 1999

19981203 Draft Resolution 1213 (1998), Adopted Unanimously, Holds UNITA Responsible for Mission's Safety in Andulo, Bailundo

30 November 1998

Press Release
SC/6605

30 November 1998

Press Release
SC/6604

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN DECEMBER

19981130 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for December:

Security Council

Jassim Mohammed Buallay (Bahrain) succeeds A. Peter Burleigh (United States) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee