PRESS STATEMENT ON BURUNDI BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is today’s press statement on Burundi by the President of the Security Council, Mikhail Wehbe (Syria):

The Members of the Security Council:

encourage the facilitation, Tanzania and the region to continue efforts aimed at helping the belligerents in Burundi reach a ceasefire agreement;

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4558^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA MISSION UNTIL 30 JUNE

The Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate for the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH), due to expire today, until

30 June.

PRESS STATEMENT ON KUWAITI PROPERTIES REPORT BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is today’s press statement on the Kuwaiti Properties Report by the President of the Security Council Mikhail Wehbe (Syrian Arab Republic):

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4557^th Meeting* (AM)

LOYA JIRGA A TRULY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF AFGHAN SOCIETY,

SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD IN BRIEFING ON AFGHANISTAN

Under-Secretary-General Says Success Marked

PRESS STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is today’s press statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Mikhail Wehbe (Syria), President of the Security Council:

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4555^th Meeting (AM)

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA MISSION NEARING COMPLETION OF CORE MANDATE,

BUT INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT STILL NEEDED, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

UN Coordinator Says Political Commitment to State,

PRESS STATEMENT ON SOMALIA BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement on Somalia by the President of the Security Council, Mikhail Wehbe (Syria):

Members of the Council received a briefing by Carolyn McAskie, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, on the humanitarian situation in Somalia.

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4554^th Meeting* (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MISSION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

UNTIL 30 JUNE 2003, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1417 (2002)

The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) until 30 June 2003.

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4551^st Meeting* (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS CYPRUS FORCE UNTIL 15 DECEMBER,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1416 (2002)

The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for a further six months, until 15 December 2002.

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4552^nd Meeting (AM & PM)

THIRTY-SIX SPEAKERS ADDRESS SECURITY COUNCIL IN DAY-LONG MIDDLE EAST DEBATE,

STRESSING NEED FOR URGENT ACTION TO RESOLVE ONGOING CRISIS

Importance of Compliance with Council Resolutions,