Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

In progress at UNHQ

Noon Briefings

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

25 November 1996



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19961125 FOR INFORMATION OF UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT ONLY

Sylvana Foa, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by stating, "We do have some really sad news today. According to the preliminary reports that we're getting from the Comoros Islands, there were probably about six members of the United Nations family on board that Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa that was hijacked and subsequently crashed."

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

22 November 1996



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19961122 FOR INFORMATION OF UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT ONLY

Ahmad Fawzi began today's noon briefing by announcing that Sylvana Foa, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, was absent today because of a personal matter she was attending to in Washington.

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

20 November 1996



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19961120 FOR INFORMATION OF UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT ONLY

Sylvana Foa, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, told correspondents at today's noon briefing that she had little news for them. The day's "major" item was the opening of the nomination phase for the United Nations Correspondents Association election. The deadline for submission was 27 November.

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19 November 1996



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19961119 FOR INFORMATION OF UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT ONLY

Sylvana Foa, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by saying that there was some news from the Security Council. There was a vote, by secret ballot, on the "obscure mandate" renewal that she had discussed yesterday.

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

12 November 1996



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19961112 FOR INFORMATION OF UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT ONLY

Sylvana Foa, Spokesman for Secretary-General Boutros-Ghali, began today's briefing by declaring, "OK Canada. When the going gets tough, the tough get going". The Government of Canada, she said, had decided that if the "circumstances were appropriate", it would lead a multinational force for the provision of humanitarian assistance in eastern Zaire.