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SC/6752
12 November 1999


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SC/6752


SECURITY COUNCIL, IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT IN SOMALIA, EXPRESSES GRAVE CONCERN AT HUMANITARIAN SITUATION

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The Security Council this morning reaffirmed its commitment to a comprehensive settlement in Somalia and expressed grave concern at the increasingly evident effects of the lack of a functioning central government there.

SC/6750
12 November 1999


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SC/6750


SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS OBSERVER MISSION IN TAJIKISTAN UNTIL 15 MAY 2000

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Resolution 1274 (1999) Adopted Unanimously

The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT) for six months, until 15 May 2000.

SC/6753
12 November 1999


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SC/6753


BURUNDI SITUATION `PRECARIOUS', STEPS NEEDED TO STRENGTHEN PEACE PROCESS SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD DURING DAY-LONG DEBATE ON CRISIS

19991112

The situation in Burundi was precarious and the United Nations must take steps to see that the Arusha peace process continued, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Ibrahima Fall told the Security Council this morning, as it began a day-long open debate on the crisis in Burundi.

SC/6751
12 November 1999


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SC/6751


SECURITY COUNCIL, IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, DEMANDS DEEPENED COMMITMENT TO PEACE PROCESS IN ABKHAZIA, GEORGIA

19991112

The Security Council this morning reiterated its demand that the parties to the conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia, deepen their commitment to the United Nations-led peace process, in particular, by resuming regular meetings of the Coordinating Council.

SC/6748
5 November 1999


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SC/6748


SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF MILITARY LIAISON PERSONNEL DEPLOYED TO ASSIST PEACE PROCESS IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

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Resolution 1273 (1999) Adopted Unanimously

The Security Council this morning extended until 15 January 2000 the mandate of the 90 United Nations military liaison personnel deployed to assist the peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

SC/6746
29 October 1999


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SC/6746


NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN NOVEMBER

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

Security Council

Danilo Türk (Slovenia) succeeds Sergey V. Lavrov (Russian Federation) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee