In progress at UNHQ

Noon Briefings


30/01/2004
Press Briefing


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


AND THE SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT


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


Good Afternoon.

28/01/2004
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.  Today’s guest will be Joseph Chamie, Director of the Population Division in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and he will be here shortly to brief you on international migration policies.

27/01/2004
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 am sorry I am a little late.


**Statement on Iraq

26/01/2004
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 am sorry I am a little late.  And welcome to our visiting journalists from India and Pakistan.


**SG in Stockholm

21/01/2004
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.  Please pardon us for the delay.


**Guest at Noon

16/01/2004
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 Meetings


As you know, the Secretary-General will be meeting on Monday with delegations from the Iraqi Governing Council and the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA).


The schedule, as it stands now, is as follows: