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SC/9769
Now that there was a real prospect of ending the violence plaguing the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, efforts to ensure the lasting security of the population there must be pursued to a successful conclusion, Alan Doss, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, told the Security Council this morning.
SC/9767
Citing “worrying developments” that had heightened tensions in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over the past month, Under-Secretary-General of Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe told the Security Council today that now, more than ever, it was vital that politics were made credible, “and those who try to undermine politics by changing facts on the ground or resorting to violence are not allowed to set the agenda”.
SC/9764-PKO/222
The following Security Council press statement on the crash of a United Nations flight affiliated with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) was read out on Saturday, 10 October, by Council President Le Luong Minh (Viet Nam):