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BRIEFING TO SECURITY COUNCIL DESCRIBES ‘TIME OF HOPE’ FOR IRAQ,

WITH MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER PAST THREE MONTHS

United States, United Kingdom Say, against Backdrop of Success,

Attacks Continue by Elements Bent on Sabotaging Reconstruction Efforts

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ONE-YEAR ‘CONSOLIDATION PHASE’ NEEDED FOR TIMOR-LESTE MISSION TO REINFORCE,

STRENGTHEN ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Describes ‘Remarkable Progress’;

Notes Areas in Which Additional Year of Support Could Make Major Difference

PRESS STATEMENT ON SITUATION IN HAITI BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is the statement to the press on the situation in Haiti delivered by Security Council President Wang Guangya (China):

Members of the Security Council expressed their deep concern over the increasing violence and political crisis in Haiti leading to the deterioration of the humanitarian situation, including the loss of many lives.

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CHAIRMAN OF AL-QAIDA AND TALIBANSANCTIONS COMMITTEE

WILL BRIEF MEMBER STATES, 18 FEBRUARY

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PRESS STATEMENT BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Following is the press statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Security Council President Wang Guangya (China):

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PRESS STATEMENT BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON SECRETARY-GENERAL’S

APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL ENVOY FOR ETHIOPIA-ERITREA

Following is today’s press statement by Security Council President Heraldo Muñoz (Chile) on the Secretary-General’s appointment of his Special Envoy for Ethiopia-Eritrea: