The following is a near-verbatim transcript of todays noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, and Susan Markham, Spokeswoman for the President of the General Assembly.
Briefing by Spokesman for Secretary-General
Good afternoon.
**United Nations Begins Deployment in Ethiopia and Eritrea
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of todays noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, and Susan Markham, Spokeswoman for the President of the General Assembly.
Briefing by Spokesman for Secretary-General
Good afternoon.
**Secretary-General Opens General Assembly Plenary
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of todays noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, and Susan Markham, Spokeswoman for the President of the General Assembly.
Briefing by Spokesman for Secretary-General
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
Okay. We are running a little bit late. Let's start with Therese Gastaut. (The briefing of the Spokeswoman for the Co-Chairs of the Millenium Summit is issued separately.)
**The UN Says Thank You to New York
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
Good afternoon.
**UN Staff Evacuated from West Timor Following Attack that Left Four Dead
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of todays noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of the today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
Good afternoon. The large attendance here bears no relationship to the news quality of the briefing. We have a group of broadcasters and journalists who are here for a Department of Public Information (DPI) training programme.
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Olympics
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Security Council
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**East Timor
