In progress at UNHQ

Noon Briefings


04/01/2005
Press Briefing

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General


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


Good afternoon and a Happy New Year to you all.


**Guest at Noon

23/12/2004
Press Briefing

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General


Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon,


**Iraq –- Electoral Update


In Iraq, the list of candidates for the upcoming elections is still being processed.  So far, the names of almost 19,000 candidates have been presented.

22/12/2004
Press Briefing

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General


Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon,


Vacation started early.  Sorry, I am a little bit late.  We’ll start with Iraq.


**Iraq

20/12/2004
Press Briefing

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General


Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon,


**Statement Attributable to Spokesman for Secretary-General


We’ll start with a statement attributable to the Spokesman on the subject of Iraq:

16/12/2004
Press Briefing

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General


Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


**Council on Foreign Relations


I’ve got quite a few items today, starting off with the Secretary-General who, as you know, is in Washington today, where he is currently meeting with US National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice.

15/12/2004
Press Briefing

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General


Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon,


**Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General


The lead item for today that just was given to me on Iraq is a statement attributable to the Spokesman:

14/12/2004
Press Briefing

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


Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon,


**Guest at Noon


Joining us today will be Jan Pronk, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, and he will brief you on the latest developments in that country.

13/12/2004
Press Briefing

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


AND SPOKESMAN FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT

 


Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, and Djibril Diallo, Spokesman for the General Assembly President.


Spokesman for the Secretary-General


Good afternoon,


**High-level Panel

10/12/2004
Press Briefing

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


AND SPOKESMAN FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT


Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, and Djibril Diallo, Spokesman for the General Assembly President.


Spokesman for the Secretary-General


Good afternoon,


**Human Rights Day