Security Council

14 January 1998

Press Release
SC/6468

SECURITY COUNCIL DEPLORES IRAQ'S DECISION TO HALT WORK OF UNSCOM INSPECTION TEAM

19980114 Presidential Statement also Reiterates Demand That Iraq Cooperate Fully, Without Conditions with UNSCOM

13 January 1998

Press Release
SC/6467

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF UNMOP UNTIL 15 JULY

19980113

The Security Council this morning authorized the United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP), which consists of 28 military observers, to continue monitoring the demilitarization of the Prevlaka peninsula until 15 July.

9 January 1998

Press Release
SC/6465

CHALLENGE OF CRISES IN AFRICA DOMINATES SECURITY COUNCIL WORK IN 1997

19980109

On 25 September 1997, the Security Council held the third ministerial- level meeting convened in its history, providing a high-level forum for discussion of the situation in Africa, in a year when events in that continent were a major focus of its work.

8 January 1998

Press Release
SC/6464

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON SIERRA LEONE ISSUES LIST OF JUNTA MEMBERS AFFECTED BY SANCTIONS

19980108 The following was issued today by the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1132 (1997) concerning Sierra Leone:

6 January 1998

Press Release
SC/6463

SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS COMMITTEES ELECTS OFFICERS FOR 1998

19980106 NEW YORK, 6 January (Department of Political Affairs) -- On 6 January, the President of the Security Council, Alain Dejammet (France), convened meetings of the Council's Sanctions Committees, which are composed of all members of the Council, to elect their respective bureaux for 1998.

The composition of the elected bureaux is as follows:

5 January 1998

Press Release
SC/6462

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JANUARY

19980105 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of United Nations security bodies for January:

Security Council

Alain Dejammet (France) succeeds Fernando Berrocal Soto (Costa Rica) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

23 December 1997

Press Release
SC/6459

SECURITY COUNCIL WELCOMES RESULTS OF SOMALI LEADERS' MEETINGS IN CAIRO

19971223 Presidential Statement Highlights Decision to Adopt Federal System, Form Transitional Government of National Unity

23 December 1997

Press Release
SC/6460

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS CYPRUS MISSION UNTIL 30 JUNE 1998

19971223

The Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), until 30 June 1998, and called upon the military authorities on both sides to refrain from any action, particularly in the vicinity of the buffer zone, which would exacerbate tensions.

22 December 1997

Press Release
SC/6458

SECURITY COUNCIL DEMANDS IMMEDIATE, UNCONDITIONAL ACCESS FOR INSPECTION TEAMS OF UN SPECIAL COMMISSION IN IRAQ

19971222 Presidential Statement Says Failure To Provide Access Unacceptable, Stresses Iraqi Cooperation Will Determine Speed of Mandate's Completion

19 December 1997

Press Release
SC/6455

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA UNTIL 21 JUNE 1998

19971219 Resolution 1144 (1997) Adopted Unanimously; Twenty-Nine Speakers Address Council during Two-Day Debate