Security Council

29 January 1996

Press Release
SC/6164

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS LEBANON MANDATE UNTIL 31 JULY

19960129 By Resolution 1039 (1996), Condemns Acts of Violence; Presidential Statement Urges Parties to Exercise Restraint

The Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for a further six months, until 31 July.

15 January 1996

Press Release
SC/6160

SECURITY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED UNITED NATIONS TRANSITIONAL ADMINISTRATION FOR EASTERN SLAVONIA, BARANJA, WESTERN SIRMIUM WITH CHAPTER VII MANDATE

19960115 UN Presence in Prevlaka Peninsula Extended; Unanimously Adopts Resolutions 1037, 1038 on Croatia

12 January 1996

Press Release
SC/6159

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF UN OBSERVER MISSION IN GEORGIA TO 12 JULY

19960112

The Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) for an additional six months, until 12 July. The extension is subject to a review by the Council if changes are made in the mandate of the peace-keeping force of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) currently deployed there.

8 January 1996

Press Release
SC/6158

SECURITY COUNCIL STRONGLY CONDEMNS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN CROATIA'S FORMER SECTORS NORTH AND SOUTH

19960108 Pays Tribute to Late French President François Mitterrand, Friend of UN, Strong Defender of its Principles and Objectives

5 January 1996

Press Release
SC/6157

SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS, IN STRONGEST TERMS, THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR VIOLENCE IN BURUNDI

19960105 Presidential Statement Says Daily Killings, Torture, Massacres, Arbitrary Detentions Must Cease Immediately

4 January 1996

Press Release
SC/6154

FORMER YUGOSLAVIA DOMINATES 1995 SECURITY COUNCIL'S ACTIONS CULMINATING IN IMPLEMENTATION OF DAYTON AGREEMENT

19960104 Operations Conclude in Mozambique, El Salvador, Somalia; Foreign Ministers Say Council Must Build upon Its Peace-Keeping Experience

4 January 1996

Press Release
SC/6156

SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS COMMITTEES ELECT OFFICERS FOR 1996

19960104 NEW YORK, 4 January (Department of Political Affairs) -- On 3 January the President of the Security Council, Sir John Weston (United Kingdom), convened meetings of the Council's Sanctions Committees, which are composed of all members of the Council, to elect their respective bureaus for 1996.

The composition of the elected Bureaus is as follows:

29 December 1995

Press Release
SC/6153

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN JANUARY

19951229 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following new Chairmen of United Nations security bodies will take office on 1 January 1996:

SECURITY COUNCIL

Sir John Weston (United Kingdom) will succeed Sergey V. Lavrov (Russian Federation) as President of the Security Council.

MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE