Noon Briefings

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

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

Those of you who use the documents racks on the third floor might have noticed some new signs to make those racks easier to use. Robin and Nina have been reorganizing the presentation of the documents. I hope you appreciate that.

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

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

Good afternoon: We are going to have my favourite person, Louise Arbour, at the briefing today. She'll be joining us in a few minutes. She's the Prosecutor of the two Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda.

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

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

**Secretary-General on Women's Rights:

Good Afternoon.

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

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

**Germany Brings Case against the U.S. to the ICJ:

Good afternoon. We squawked a press release yesterday afternoon from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that I want to bring to your attention:

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

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

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

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

Good afternoon.

** Guest at briefing

The guest at today's briefing, who should be here shortly, is Philip Kirsch, who is the Chairman of the Preparatory Commission of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

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

Good afternoon.

**Secretary-General in Washington:

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

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

Hello. I am slightly late today -- four minutes -- because I've been trying to get the latest from Washington.

**Angola Memorial For Crash Victims:

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

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

Good afternoon. As you know Fred Eckhard is not here today. He is with the Secretary-General in Washington.

**Secretary-General in Washington:

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

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

Good afternoon.

**Secretary-General in Washington, D.C.: