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Noon Briefings


30/06/2004
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 Stephane Dujarric, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


Apologies for the delay.


**Secretary-General in Sudan


The Secretary-General is in Sudan today.  He arrived in Khartoum from Doha, Qatar, this morning.

29/06/2004
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 Marie Okabe, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Good afternoon.


I’m sorry I was a little late.  We were trying to get some updates on this helicopter crash in Sierra Leone.


**SG Travels

24/06/2004
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.


**Secretary-General’s Travel


The Secretary-General will be leaving this weekend on an extended trip that will take him to the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe.

17/06/2004
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.


**Guest at Noon


Joining us today is Vincent McClean, the New York Representative of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, who will be presenting the Andean Coca Survey for 2003.  Mr. McClean, please join me.

16/06/2004
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.


And I’d like to welcome our visiting journalists from Nepal to this briefing.


**Guest at Noon