In progress at UNHQ

Noon Briefings


28/05/04
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.


**Security Council


The Security Council is holding an open meeting on “Complex Crises and the UN Response”.

26/05/04
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,


**Security Council - Consultations


The Security Council has scheduled two sets of consultations today.

21/05/2004
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


Our guest today is going to be Catherine Bertini, the Under-Secretary-General for Management.  She will be here to talk to you about the Organization’s financial situation.

19/05/2004
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.


**Security Council


The Security Council began its work today with the quarterly briefing on Iraq by the United States and the United Kingdom, in compliance with resolution 1483.

18/05/2004
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.


**Brahimi


The Secretary-General’s Special Adviser, Lakhdar Brahimi, this morning attended the funeral of Ezz el-Din Salim, the head of the Iraqi Governing Council who was assassinated yesterday.