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Security Council


SC/6620
4 January 1999


Press Release
SC/6620


NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JANUARY

19990104 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for January:

Security Council

Celso L. N. Amorim (Brazil) succeeds Jassim Mohammed Buallay (Bahrain) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

SC/6613
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

SC/6612
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.