Security Council

29 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6618

SECURITY COUNCIL ENCOURAGES SECRETARY-GENERAL TO EXPLORE POSSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING POST-CONFLICT PEACE-BUILDING STRUCTURES

19981229 Presidential Statement Underlines Need for Long-Term Approach In United Nations Decision-Making to Ensure Lasting Solutions to Conflicts

23 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6617

SECURITY COUNCIL CONCLUDES DEBATE ON MAINTENANCE OF PEACE AND SECURITY AND POST-CONFLICT PEACE-BUILDING

19981223 Speakers Call for Closer Coordination among UN Bodies In Peace-Building Efforts, Stress Need to Address Root Causes of Conflicts

23 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6616

SECURITY COUNCIL DEPLORES SERIOUS DETERIORATION OF SITUATION IN ANGOLA, CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES

19981223 Presidential Statement Reaffirms Council's Commitment To Preserve Angola's Unity, Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity

22 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6615

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNFICYP MANDATE FOR FURTHER SIX MONTHS UNTIL 30 JUNE 1999 BY RESOLUTION 1217 (1998)

19981222 Also Adopts Resolution 1218 (1998) Requesting Compliance With Objectives of Secretary-General's Good Offices Mission in Cyprus

21 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6614

SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS FOR URGENT ESTABLISHMENT OF GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY IN GUINEA-BISSAU

19981221 Resolution 1216 (1998), Adopted Unanimously, Asks Secretary-General To Make Recommendations on Possible UN Role in Peace Process in Guinea-Bissau

18 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6613

SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS IN OPEN SESSION TO CONSIDER SITUATION IN SIERRA LEONE

19981218 Peacekeeping Under-Secretary-General Introduces Secretary-General's Report; Chairman of Sanctions Committee Briefs Council on December Assessment Mission

17 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6612

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MISSION IN WESTERN SAHARA UNTIL 31 JANUARY 1999

19981217 Resolution 1215 (1998), Adopted Unanimously, Allows For Further Consultations on Secretary-General's Proposals for Settlement Implementation

The Security Council, acting on the recommendation of the Secretary- General, this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 January 1999.

16 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6610

16 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6611

SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS TO DISCUSS MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST IRAQ; SOME MEMBERS CHALLENGE USE OF FORCE WITHOUT COUNCIL CONSENT

19981216 Iraq Contends International Law Flouted; United States, United Kingdom Say Diplomacy Exhausted after Repeated Blocking of Weapons Inspections

11 December 1998

Press Release
SC/6609

SECURITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER `ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT' OF UNITED NATIONS TO REACH CEASEFIRE, SETTLEMENT IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

19981211 Presidential Statement Calls for High-Level Participation in Zambia Summit on 14-15 December