Security Council

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,

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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.

PRESS STATEMENT ON aFGHANISTAN DELIVERED BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

The following press statement on Afghanistan was delivered today by the President of the Council, Mikhail Wehbe (Syria):

      Members of the Council welcome the arrangements being made for the latest step in the Bonn process, the Emergency Loya Jirga, to start in Kabul on 10 June;

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4548^th Meeting* (PM)

IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, COUNCIL CONDEMNS ANTI-UN ACCUSATIONS, INTIMIDATION

BY RALLY FOR CONGOLESE DEMOCRACY-GOMA IN GREAT LAKES REGION

PRESS STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

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

The Council members discussed the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Members of the Council heard a briefing from Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations.

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN JUNE

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

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4546^th Meeting* (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS FORCE MONITORING ISRAEL-SYRIA DISENGAGEMENT

UNTIL 31 DECEMBER, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1415 (2002)

The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) for another seven months, until 31 December 2002.

PRESS STATEMENT BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON ERITREA AND ETHIOPIA

The following press statement on the peace process between Ethiopia and Eritrea was delivered today by Security CouncilPresident Kishore Mahbubani (Singapore):

Members of the Council heard a briefing by the Secretariat on the peace process between Eritrea and Ethiopia.

PRESS RELEASE BY SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED

PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 751 (1992)

At its nineteenth meeting, on 28 May 2002, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia exchanged views on enhancing effective implementation of the arms embargo.

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4543^rd Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL DEPLORES KOSOVO ASSEMBLY’S RESOLUTION CONCERNING

PROVINCE’S ‘TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY’, IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT

Says Issue Outside Assembly’s Competence,

Concurring with Special Representative, Who Yesterday Vetoed Resolution