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SC/6871

SECURITY COUNCIL REQUESTS ESTABLISHMENT OF EXPERT PANEL TO INVESTIGATE ILLEGAL EXPLOITATION OF RESOURCES IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

The Security Council this afternoon requested the Secretary-General to establish for a period of six months an expert panel on the illegal exploitation of natural resources and other forms of wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which should produce recommendations on the matter.

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SC/6870

PROSECUTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL

The Prosecutor for the International Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, Carla Del Ponte, told the Security Council this morning that an increasingly urgent problem for the Rwanda Tribunal was the length of trials and pre-trial detention faced by most accused.

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SC/6869

COUNCIL EXTENDS MINURSO MANDATE UNTIL 31 JULY, ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1301 (2000) BY VOTE OF 12 IN FAVOUR, ONE AGAINST, TWO ABSTENTIONS

Voting against, Namibia Cites Text’s Departure from Implementation Of Settlement Plan; Jamaica, Mali Would Have Preferred ‘Technical’ Draft

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SC/6867

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JUNE

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

Security Council

Jean-David Levitte (France) succeeds Wang Yingfan (China) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

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SC/6868

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNDOF MANDATE UNTIL 30 NOVEMBER, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1300 (2000)

The Security Council this afternoon unanimously adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) by six months until 30 November.

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SC/6866

ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACEKEEPING BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON EAST TIMOR

The Security Council met this afternoon to hear an open briefing on the situation in East Timor.

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SC/6865

COUNCIL STRONGLY ENDORSES SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REPORT ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR MONITORING ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL FROM LEBANON

Presidential Statement Stresses Need To Achieve Comprehensive, Just, Lasting Peace in Middle East

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SC/6864

SECURITY COUNCIL EXPANDS SIERRA LEONE FORCE TO 13,000, ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1299 (2000) UNANIMOUSLY

The Security Council this morning expanded the military component of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) to a maximum of 13,000 military personnel, including 260 military observers already deployed, convinced that the deterioration in security conditions on the ground necessitated its rapid reinforcement.

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SC/6862

NO MILITARY SOLUTION TO CONFLICT IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

Reporting on Council Mission to Region, Holbrooke Says ‘Lusaka Peace Agreement Is Only Way Forward’

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SC/6863

COUNCIL CALLS ON STATES TO PREVENT SALE, DELIVERY OF ARMS TO ETHIOPIA, ERITREA; DEMANDS IMMEDIATE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES

Members Ask OAU to Seek Resumption of Peace Talks, Set Provisional 12-Month Limit on Arms Suspension Measures