On 4 June 2003 the Chairman of the Committee briefed the Security Council during consultations of the whole and subsequently the President of the Council made a statement to the press to the effect that the embargo against the import of rough diamonds from Sierra Leone without a valid certificate of origin had expired on 4 June 2003 and that the Security Council would not renew those measures owing to the increased efforts of the Government of Sierra Leone to control and manage its diamond industry and ensure proper control over diamond mining areas, and the Government's full participation in the Kimberley Process.
Il a par ailleurs assuré le secrétariat des Chambres et du Bureau du Procureur, s'occupant de la gestion du budget et des finances ainsi que des ressources humaines du Tribunal, et pris en charge le volet administratif de la stratégie d'achèvement des travaux.