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  • DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 13 Oct 2000

  • Sri Lanka Nationalism, Voice of America, 13 October 2000 -- There are growing signs of a resurgent nationalism within the majority Sinhalese community, which could complicate any efforts to end Sri Lanka's long-running civil war.
  • LANKA/PRIME MINISTER, Voice of America, 13 October 2000 -- Ratnasiri Wickramanayake of the ruling Peoples Alliance has been sworn in as Sri Lankas new Prime Minister.

  • U-N / AFGHAN REFUGEES, Voice of America, 13 October 2000 -- The United Nations Refugee Agency, U-N-H-C-R, reports that record numbers of Afghan refugees are fleeing fierce fighting between Taleban forces and the opposition Northern Alliance.
  • UN refugee agency reports record number of Afghans flee to Pakistan, UN News, 13 October 2000 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today reported that for the third week running, a "record" number of Afghans had crossed into Pakistan to escape fighting.

  • E-U / MIDDLE EAST, Voice of America, 13 October 2000 -- The European Union is calling for an emergency Middle East summit to restore dialogue and end violence in the region.
  • MIDEAST VIOLENCE / ARAB REACT, Voice of America, 13 October 2000 -- Across the Middle East, Arab nations are reacting with shock and anger to the Israeli attacks Thursday on Palestinian installations in Gaza and the West Bank.
  • ISRAEL / PALESTINIANS, Voice of America, 13 October 2000 -- Israeli soldiers and police remain on high alert for another possible outbreak of violence that has seriously jeopardized the Middle East peace process.
  • JERUSALEM / OLD CITY, Voice of America, 13 October 2000 -- Israeli security forces were out in force in and around the old walled city of Jerusalem on Friday, and access to the Muslim prayer service at the al-Aqsa Mosque was highly restricted.
  • ISRAEL / U-N, Voice of America, 13 October 2000 -- A senior Israeli official says an upcoming emergency session of the U-N Human Rights Commission on Palestine will be counter-productive to international efforts to restart the Mideast peace process.
  • MIDEAST - SE ASIA REACT, Voice of America, 13 October 2000 -- Thousands of people in Indonesia and Malaysia have taken to the streets to protest the killing of Palestinians by Israeli forces.
  • Clinton Working Full Time on Finding a Way to End Middle East Violence, USIS Washington File, 13 October 2000 -- President Clinton is working full time to find ways to defuse the volatile situation in the Middle East, White House Press Secretary Jake Siewert told reporters October 13.
  • Press Briefing By Jake Siewert - Middle East Unrest, The White House, Office of the Secretary, 13 October 2000 -- ...the President has been on the phone again this morning with leaders in the Mideast. He talked to Crown Prince Abdullah this morning and he's also been speaking to King Mohammed of Morocco. And we're continuing to work with everyone in the region there to do everything we can to break the cycle of violence and try to defuse tension in that part of the world.
  • CHICAGO MIDEAST PROTESTS, Voice of America, 13 October 2000 -- The violence between Israelis and Palestinians in the Middle East is also increasing tensions among the groups elsewhere in the world. The Midwest U-S city of Chicago has seen both protests and violence linked to events in Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
  • Annan says there is a "general readiness" to convene Middle East summit, UN News, 13 October 2000 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is on a peacemaking mission in the Middle East, told reporters in Jerusalem today that there is a "general readiness" to convene a summit meeting among the region's leaders.
  • Mideast: 'On The Brink of War'? 'Next 48 Hours Will Be Crucial', Foreign Media Reaction Reports, 13 October 2000 -- Foreign media commentary on the effect of the Middle East violence on the Arab-Israeli peace process.

  • BOSNIA WAR CRIMES, Voice of America, 13 October 2000 -- A Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect avoided arrest by NATO-led peacekeepers Thursday night by blowing himself up with a hand grenade. In the process, four NATO peacekeepers were injured.
  • Bosnia Serb war crimes suspect commits suicide during arrest attempt: UN Mission, UN News, 13 October 2000 -- A Bosnian Serb indicted for war crimes has killed himself by detonating a hand grenade while trying to resist arrest by officers of the NATO Stabilization Force (SFOR), the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina announced today.

  • EAST TIMOR / INDEPENDENCE PROSPECTS, Voice of America, 13 October 2000 -- A report about what the future may hold for the world's youngest nation once law and order can be restored.
  • Security Council holds "constructive" meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister, UN News, 13 October 2000 -- The Security Council has held a "frank and constructive" meeting with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Alwi Shihab, according to an official communiqué released today at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

  • ANGOLA DISPLACED, Voice of America, 13 October 2000 -- The war in Angola has forced hundreds of thousands of people out of their homes. Some flee over the borders into Zambia or Namibia to escape the fighting. But the vast majority never leave Angola. They have been flooding into government-controlled towns where the United Nations and non-governmental organizations are struggling to house and feed them.
  • Security Council to maintain UN Office in Angola for six more months, UN News, 13 October 2000 -- Members of the Security Council today decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Office in Angola for six more months, until 15 April 2001.

  • UK military support for Sierra Leone demonstrates international resolve: Annan, UN News, 13 October 2000 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed a decision by the British Government to provide more military assistance to the Government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country.
  • Security Council Mission Greatly Disturbed By Suffering In Sierra Leone, But Also Sees Signs of Hope, UN Press Release, 13 October 2000 -- The text of a statement made to the media yesterday in Freetown, Sierra Leone, by the head of the Security Council Mission to West Africa, Jeremy Greenstock.
  • Secretary-General Welcomes Further British Military Assistance For Sierra Leone, UN Press Release, 13 October 2000 -- The Secretary-General welcomes the decision by the British Government to provide further military assistance to the Government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL).

  • UN/CONGO, Voice of America, 13 October 2000 -- t the United Nations today (Friday), the Security Council extended the mandate of U-N peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo for two months.
  • UN Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo extended through mid-December, UN News, 13 October 2000 -- The Security Council this morning unanimously adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) through 15 December.
  • Security Council Extends Mission In Democratic Republic of Congo Until 15 December, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1323, UN Press Release, 13 October 2000 -- Deploring the continuation of hostilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and reaffirming the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of that country and all States of the region, the Council unanimously adopted resolution 1323.

  • SOMALILAND, Voice of America, 13 October 2000 -- Somaliland declared itself a republic when it broke away from Somalia after dictator Siad Barre was overthrown in 1991. Somaliland has managed to restore peace and avoid much of the civil war that hit the rest of Somalia.
  • UN-led team heads to Ethiopia, Eritrea to review plight of internally displaced, UN News, 13 October 2000 -- A team of concerned partners led by the United Nations is headed to the Horn of Africa to review the plight of internally displaced people in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
  • IVORY COAST / POL, Voice of America, 13 October 2000 -- In Ivory Coast, the calls are growing for a boycott of the October 22nd elections, which are supposed to return the West African country to civilian rule following its first military coup last December.
  • UNHCR / CHECHEN REFUGEES, Voice of America, 13 October 2000 -- The United Nations Refugee Agency, U-N-H-C-R, says tens of thousands of Chechen refugees are expected to spend another harsh winter in the neighboring Russian republic of Ingushetia.

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