In progress at UNHQ

Noon Briefings


08/05/2003
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


Catherine Bertini, the Under-Secretary-General for Management, is here and after my briefing she will be briefing you on the overall financial situation of the Organization.


**Iraq

05/05/2003
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


UN humanitarian operations in Iraq are continuing to intensify day by day as international staff returns to the country.

02/05/2003
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 will be Stephen Lewis, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, and he will be talking about a recent visit he made to Africa.


**Iraq

28/04/2003
Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND THE 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 Richard Sydenham, Spokesman for the General Assembly President.


Good Afternoon.


**Iraq -- Humanitarian