07 August 2000 Military News

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 07 Aug 2000

As peacekeepers deploy, UN concerned over violence in southern Lebanon, UN News, 07 August 2000 -- As United Nations troops continued their deployment throughout southern Lebanon, UN officials today expressed concern about the possibility that incidents of violence there could escalate.
UN poised to reach 22-year-old aim of deploying throughout southern Lebanon, UN News, 07 August 2000 --

In East Timor, senior UN official calls for justice to be served, UN News, 07 August 2000 -- At the conclusion of a three-day trip to East Timor, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson today said that the international community had a responsibility to ensure that those responsible for last year's post-referendum violence did not escape justice.
First General Prosecutor for East Timor sworn in by UN mission, UN News, 07 August 2000 -- The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) today swore in the territory's first General Prosecutor, marking another step towards a fully functioning judiciary.

Disarmament picks up pace in Sierra Leone, UN News, 07 August 2000 -- In a development welcomed by United Nations officials, over 300 people have presented themselves to a disarmament centre in Lungi, Sierra Leone, over the past 10 days.
Security Council agrees to extend and boost UN mission in Sierra Leone, UN News, 07 August 2000 -- The United Nations Security Council today unanimously approved a resolution to extend the mandate - and strengthen the capacity - of the UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL).

UN voices concern over killings of mine action team in Afghanistan, UN News, 07 August 2000 -- The United Nations today expressed its concern over reports that seven men working for a UN-supported mine action organization were killed and another eight injured in an ambush in Afghanistan over the weekend, a UN spokesman said in New York.
AFGHAN FIGHTING, Voice of America, 07 August 2000 -- Afghanistan's hard-line Taleban have captured a key northern town from rival forces after heavy fighting.

Secretary-General names new head of UN Angola office, UN News, 07 August 2000 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Mussagy Jeichande of Mozambique as his Representative and Head of Office in Angola.
UNHCR / ANGOLA, Voice of America, 07 August 2000 -- The U-N Refugee Agency says its efforts to assist hundreds-of-thousands of internally displaced people in Angola are gaining momentum.

Annan's Adviser on Cyprus says talks aim for comprehensive, not quick, results, UN News, 07 August 2000 -- At the end of the latest round of proximity talks on Cyprus, the Secretary-General's Special Adviser urged the island's people to take a long view of the negotiation process.
Nearly 17,000 Eritreans repatriate from Sudan: UN refugee agency, UN News, 07 August 2000 -- ry weather this week has aided the return of Eritrean refugees from the Sudan, bringing the total number of returnees to 16,746, a spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said today.
BRITAIN / YUGOSLAVIA, Voice of America, 07 August 2000 -- Yugoslav authorities are expected to bring charges of terrorism and espionage against four foreigners arrested last week in the republic of Montenegro.
YUGO OPPOSITION, Voice of America, 07 August 2000 -- Fifteen Serbian opposition leaders have chosen nationalist Vojislav Kostunica as their challenger to Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic in next month's election.

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