Marie Okabe, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by reading a statement made by the Secretary-General in Seoul concerning the Middle East peace agreement, as follows:
Marie Okabe, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by saying the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for both the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, Louise Arbour, would brief correspondents on the Tribunal for Rwanda. (Ms. Arbour's briefing is being issued separately.)
David Wimhurst, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by expressing pleasure and extending a welcome to the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Olara Otunnu, who after the briefing would talk about his first report.
David Wimhurst, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by saying he would brief correspondents today and tomorrow, while Marie Okabe would conduct the noon briefing on Thursday and Friday.
Hiro Ueki, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by saying he was standing in for the Spokesman Fred Eckhard, who was in Washington, D.C., with the Secretary-General. More would be said about the Secretary-General's one-day programme in Washington later.
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by welcoming the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for both the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, Louise Arbour. (Ms. Arbour's briefing on the Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia is being issued separately.)
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by announcing that the Secretary-General had warmly welcomed the news of a breakthrough in efforts to end the Kosovo crisis.
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by welcoming the Director of the Division of Public Affairs at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Djibril Diallo. Mr. Diallo would brief correspondents on events related to the observance of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, occurring on Saturday, 17 October.
