The Security Council this afternoon to expanded the military component of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) to a maximum of 11,100, including the 260 military observers already deployed, and extended UNAMSILs mandate for a further six months from today.
Describes Improved Internal Security, But Says Poverty `Calamitous'; Asks for Quick Release of Resources
Council Concludes Month Dedicated to African Issues; Deputy Secretary General, President of Zambia Also Speak
In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for February:
Security Council
Arnoldo Manuel Listre (Argentina) succeeds Richard Holbrooke (United States) as President of the Security Council.
Military Staff Committee
The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) until 31 July.
The Security Council this afternoon decided to refer the application of Tuvalu to the Committee on the Admission of New Members for examination and report. That action was taken under the provisions of rule 59 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure.
The Security Council this afternoon expressed its determination to support implementation of the July 1999 Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its intention to act promptly along the lines recommended by the Secretary-General in his report to the Council.
Call for Support for Lusaka Agreement, Speedy Establishment of UN Peacekeeping Mission
Adopts Resolution 1286 (2000) Unanimously; Secretary-General Warns Council of Humanitarian Catastrophe
