Security Council

13 July 1998

Press Release
SC/6544

SECURITY COUNCIL SETS UP UNITED NATIONS OBSERVER MISSION TO MONITOR MILITARY AND SECURITY SITUATION IN SIERRA LEONE

19980713 Resolution 1181 (1998) Establishes UNOMSIL, Condemns Continued Resistance to Legitimate Government by Remnants of Ousted Junta

13 July 1998

Press Release
SC/6545

2 July 1998

Press Release
SC/6543

SECURITY COUNCIL SEEKS END TO ETHNIC INCIDENTS IN CROATIA, URGES GOVERNMENT TO IMPROVE POLICE RESPONSE, STRENGTHEN CONFIDENCE

19980702 Presidential Statement Says Continuation of Current Trends Could Have Negative Effect on Restoration of Multi-Ethnic Society

1 July 1998

Press Release
SC/6542

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JULY

19980701 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for July:

Security Council

Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation) succeeds António Monteiro (Portugal) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

30 June 1998

Press Release
SC/6541

SECURITY COUNCIL, IN DEBATE ON OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES, HEARS CALL FOR REPEAL OF DECISION ON JERUSALEM BOUNDARIES

19980630 Action Said to Impair Peace Process; Israel Contends Aim Is Just to Coordinate Public Services for Neighbouring Communities

29 June 1998

Press Release
SC/6537

SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS INVOLVEMENT OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT, URGES STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS

19980629 Presidential Statement Stresses Obligation of States To Prosecute Those Responsible for Breaches of Humanitarian Law

29 June 1998

Press Release
SC/6539

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF ANGOLA OBSERVER MISSION, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1180 (1998)

19980629 Tributes Are Paid to Secretary-General's Special Envoy and Colleagues Who Died in Weekend Air Crash

29 June 1998

Press Release
SC/6536

SECURITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS INVOLVEMENT OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT; ACTION TO EASE SUFFERING IS URGED

19980629 Secretary-General's Representative Reports 2 Million Killed In Past Decade; Extreme Suffering and Hardship for Millions More

29/06/1998

Press Release SC/6538

Security Council

3898th Meeting (Night)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF CYPRUS PEACEKEEPING FORCE, URGES PARTIES

TO AVOID ACTIONS INCREASING TENSION AND RESUME DIRECT DIALOGUE

          Resolutions 1178 (1998) and 1179 (1998) Adopted Unanimously

26 June 1998

Press Release
SC/6535

SECURITY COUNCIL URGES ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA TO ACHIEVE PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF BORDER DISPUTE

19980626

Expressing grave concern at the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea and its implication for the region, the Security Council this afternoon urged the two States to exhaust all means to achieve a peaceful settlement of their border dispute.