Security Council calls on Member States to help enhance UN role in establishing justice, rule of law in post-conflict States; Secretary-General hopes for new commitment by Council to place those issues at heart of work rebuilding war-torn countries. Page 2 of 2.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-25 September 2003-UN: Security Council calls on Member States to help enhance UN role in establishing justice, rule of law in post-conflict States; Secretary-General hopes for new commitment by Council to place those issues at heart of work rebuilding war-torn countries. Page 2 of 2(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09242003 FAROUK AL-SHARA, Foreign Minister of Syria, said that the question of justice and the rule of law was particularly applicable to the Middle East.

The United Nations had adopted a record number of resolutions in the Middle East, which had been enforced in some instances, and not in others. Therefore, a lack of equal standards had become a catchphrase in the region. He asked how Palestinian refugees could respect the...