PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN DECEMBER

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the President of the United Nations Security Council and the Chairman of the Military Staff Committee for December:

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4651^st Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL, EXTENDING AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE FORCE BY ONE YEAR, SAYS

SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN STILL THREAT TO INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY

Resolution 1444 (2002), Adopted Unanimously, Also Calls

PRESS STATEMENT ON CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is this afternoon’s press statement on the Central African Republic by Wang Yingfan (China), President of the Security Council:

Members of the Security Council heard a briefing from Assistant Secretary-General [Tuliameni] Kalomoh on the situation in the Central African Republic on  26 November 2002.

PRESS STATEMENT ON LIBERIABY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is this afternoon’s press statement on Liberia by Wang Yingfan (China), President of the Security Council:

Members of the Council held informal consultations on 25 November 2002 pursuant to paragraph 20 of resolution 1408 (2002), under which the Council decided that it would conduct six monthly reviews of the measures established against Liberia.

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4650^th Meeting (Night)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS IRAQ’S ‘OIL-FOR-FOOD’ PROGRAMME UNTIL 4 DECEMBER

Resolution 1443 (2002), Adopted Unanimously, Expresses

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4649^th Meeting* (Night)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS CYPRUS MISSION UNTIL 15 JUNE 2003,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1442 (2002)

The Security Council this evening extended the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), which was to expire on 15 December, until 15 June 2003.

PRESS STATEMENT ON ANGOLA BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Members of the Security Council have agreed to issue the following statement to the press by the President of the Council, Wang Yingfan (China):

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MODIFIES TITLE AND INTRODUCTORY TEXT

OF ITS CONSOLIDATED LIST

The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) has on 14 November 2002 modified the title and introductory text of its consolidated list, to:

"THE LIST PURSUANT TO SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1390 (2002)

AND PARAGRAPHS 4(B) OF RESOLUTION 1267 (1999)

AND 8(C) OF RESOLUTION 1333(2000)

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ADDS NAMES OF THREE ENTITIES

TO ITS CONSOLIDATED LIST

The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) has added on 21 November 2002 the following entities to its consolidated list (Al-Qaida section):

I.BENEVOLENCE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION

Employee Identification Number (U.S.) 363823186;

(a.k.a. AL BIR AL DAWALIA);

(a.k.a. BIF);

(a.k.a. BIF-USA);

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4647^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL ASKED TO EXTEND MANDATE OF UN POLITICAL OFFICE

IN BOUGAINVILLE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA