Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by introducing the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights in Cambodia, Thomas Hammarberg, who would give a briefing. (Notes on that briefing have been issued separately.)
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by announcing that the Security Council had begun meeting at 10:30 a.m., holding consultations on Tajikistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Croatia and Guinea-Bissau.
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by saying today's guest at the briefing would be the Under-Secretary-General for Management, Joseph Connor, who would elaborate on the subject of "a check he had received". (Mr. Connor's briefing has been issued separately.)
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by announcing that the Security Council would meet at 3:30 p.m. to discuss its programme of work for November, followed by informal consultations on Iraq. A draft resolution on that subject was being circulated.
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by welcoming the Palestinian journalists who were in the room, participating in a Department of Public Information (DPI) training programme. He then said today's guest at the noon briefing would be Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Nitin Desai.
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, opened the noon briefing by saying welcome to the Boston University School of Journalism students in attendance.
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by welcoming Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services, Karl Paschke, who would brief correspondents on his annual report. (Mr. Paschke's briefing is being issued separately.)
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, opened today's noon briefing by welcoming Sandro Tucci, spokesman for the Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, Pino Arlacchi, who had come from Vienna to "observe how the Spokesman's Office functions -- or doesn't".
Hiro Ueki, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General, opened today's noon briefing by announcing that the Secretary-General was back in New York and would be in the office tomorrow, as would the Spokesman.
