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Noon Briefings


4 May 2000



Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

20000504

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

Good afternoon. I'll start with Sierra Leone.

**Situation in Sierra Leone: Freetown Reported 'Quiet but Tense'

3 May 2000



Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

20000503

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

Good afternoon.

**Situation in Sierra Leone: Secretary-General Condemns RUF Actions as Violation of Lomé Accord

2 May 2000



Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

20000502

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by David Wimhurst, Acting Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

Good afternoon.

**In Cameroon, Secretary-General Urges Africans to Invest in Girls' Education; Resolve Ongoing Conflicts

1 May 2000



Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

20000501

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by David Wimhurst, Acting Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

**Secretary-General in Central African Republic

28 April 2000



Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

20000428

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by David Wimhurst, Acting Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

**Secretary-General's Trip to West Africa

27 April 2000



Press Briefing


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

20000427

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by David Wimhurst, Acting Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

**World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal

26 April 2000



Press Briefing


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

20000426

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

**World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal

25 April 2000



Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

20000425

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Marie Okabe, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

**World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal

The Secretary-General today, after stopovers in Paris and London, is on his way to Dakar, Senegal, where he is expected to arrive in the evening.