The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
**Democratic Republic of the Congo
Good afternoon. The extra bodies in the room are from Israel, I understand. Welcome to the briefing. They are on a short visit to New York as guests of the United States Information Agency.
**Iraq
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
My fans are all at the stakeout. So I'll go through this for the record.
**Security Council Notes
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
**Security Council Extends Mission in Prevlaka
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
**Secretary-General's Travel Plans
Good afternoon.
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
**Secretary-General Meets with Security Council
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
**Security Council Discusses Impact of HIV/AIDS on Peace and Security in Africa
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
**New Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Appointed
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
Hello. The Security Council is going to meet in closed consultations this afternoon to review its programme of work for the month of January.
**Sierra Leone: UNAMSIL Commander Returns to Freetown
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
Thanks for the company, but we don't have much for you today.
**Security Council
