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SC/6768
10 December 1999


Press Release
SC/6768


UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACEKEEPING EXPRESSES CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM IN OPEN BRIEFING TO SECURITY COUNCIL ON SIERRA LEONE

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There was cause for cautious optimism about peace and reconstruction in Sierra Leone, even in the midst of a volatile security situation, ongoing human rights violations and a continuing humanitarian crisis, the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Bernard Miyet, to the Security Council this morning.