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Security Council meeting 4089

Date13 January 2000
Started10:45
Ended13:30

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S-PV-4089 2000-01-13 10:45 13 January 2000 [[13 January]] [[2000]] /

Promoting peace and security: humanitarian assistance to refugees in Africa

The meeting was called to order at 10.45 a.m.

Remarks by the President

The President

I want to welcome especially, and introduce to my colleagues in the Security Council, some high school and college students who have come from all over the United States today to observe the discussion on refugees. We have college students from Hamline University and the University of Saint Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota; Clarkstown High School in New City, New York; and the Adolfo Camarillo High School in Camarillo, California. I think they all took the "red eye", so if they fall asleep up there, they are excused. The Presbyterian Church has assisted, too. I am delighted they are here.

When I was a high school student, I, too, came to this body and watched it, as did so many other people who are now in public service. I am delighted they are here today to watch the Security Council in action, in this historic Chamber where so many important events have happened over the past 50 years.

Adoption of the agenda

The agenda was adopted.

Promoting peace and security: humanitarian assistance to refugees in Africa

The President

In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council decides to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mrs. Sadako Ogata, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

There being no objection, it is so decided.
The President

We welcome you warmly to the Security Council, Mrs. Ogata, and invite you to take a seat at the Council table.

The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. We will begin with a briefing by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mrs. Ogata. She is well known to the world, has one of the most difficult jobs in the world and has come here to join us today in the month which we are devoting to Africa in order to address us in the middle of a very busy schedule. After her briefing we will have an open discussion on these issues.

I thank Mrs. Ogata for coming and invite her to make her statement.

Mrs. Ogata (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) --> -->
 
 
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