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Security Council

4248^th Meeting (Night)

SECURITY COUNCIL FAILS TO ADOPT DRAFT RESOLUTION ON OBSERVER

MISSION FOR OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

No Votes Against, but Those in Favour Fall Short of Required Nine;

Statements Deplore Violence, Applaud Resumed Dialogue between Parties

Security Council

4246^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF CYPRUS PEACEKEEPING FORCE

CORRECTION

On page 3 of Press Release SC/6974 issued 13 December, the first sentence in the first full paragraph should read as follows:

The Secretary-General reports that Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot representatives have been working to help enable the Committee on Missing Persons to resume its activities.

Security Council

4247^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1332 (2000),

EXTENDS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO MISSION UNTIL 15 JUNE

Foreign Minister of Democratic Republic of Congo

Stresses Need for Closer Involvement by Secretary-General

Security Council

4246^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF CYPRUS PEACEKEEPING FORCE

The Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 15 June 2001.

Security Council

4245^th Meeting (AM)

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL,

SAYS RECENT EVENTS PROVIDE ‘HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY’ TO CLOSE TRAGIC DECADE

United States Senator Joseph Biden Also Addresses

Council on Bosnia Mission Commitment, Helms-Biden Amendment

Security Council

4244^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL SAYS PLANNING SHOULD BEGIN FOR STRONG INTERNATIONAL

PRESENCE IN EAST TIMOR FOLLOWING INDEPENDENCE

Presidential Statement Follows Recent Council Mission in Territory

Security Council

4243^rd Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL REITERATES CONDEMNATION OF TERRORISM, IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT

Deeply concerned by the increase in many regions of the world of acts of terrorism in all forms and manifestations, the Security Council this afternoon reiterated its condemnation of all such acts, irrespective of motive.

Security Council

4242^nd Meeting (AM)

LEGAL COUNSEL BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM;

REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL LEGAL REGIME, STRESSES NEED FOR COOPERATION