In progress at UNHQ

Noon Briefings


22 March 1999



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19990322

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

19 March 1999



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19990319

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General:

Good Afternoon. The guest at today's noon briefing will be Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

**Secretary-General Welcomes President Mandela's Tripoli Agreement

17 March 1999



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19990317

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General:

Good afternoon. The guest at the briefing today is Olara Otunnu, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. He returned yesterday from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and the Sudan. Welcome.

16 March 1999



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19990316

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General:

**Secretary-General's Statement to Families of Victims in Haiti Helicopter Crash

Good afternoon. The following statement is available in the Spokesman's office:

15 March 1999



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19990315

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General:

**UN Helicopter Missing in Haiti:

12 March 1999



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19990312

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General:

**Death of Yehudi Menuhin

10 March 1999



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19990310

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General:

Good afternoon. Before I start I just would like to say that last summer, Stella Dorfman of my office retired and we spent about eight or nine months of recruitment which came to fruition today with Anne Siddall replacing Stella in my office.

9 March 1999



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19990309

The following in a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General:

I see guests. Welcome to the briefing.

**East Timor