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Noon Briefings


02/03/2004
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.


I have just been told that Security Council consultations have adjourned.  If any of you want to run out to the stakeout, I won’t be offended.


**Statement on Iraq and Pakistan

26/02/2004
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

25/02/2004
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


Earlier today, the Secretary-General’s acting Special Representative for Iraq, RossMountain, arrived in Baghdad.

24/02/2004
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 on Earthquake in Morocco


We’ll start with a statement attributable to the Spokesman regarding the earthquake in Morocco:

23/02/2004
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 Team


As you now know, the Secretary-General has sent the recommendations of the Iraq electoral fact-finding team to the Iraqi Governing Council, to the Coalition Provisional Authority and to the members of the Security Council.

20/02/2004
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


Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Côte d’Ivoire, will be joining us today to give you an update on the humanitarian situation in that country.


**Human Rights