In progress at UNHQ

Noon Briefings


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

25/04/2003
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 Hua Jiang, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good Afternoon.


**Noon Guest


We will be joined this afternoon by Benon Sevan, the Executive Director of the Office of the Iraq Programme, who will brief you on the “oil-for-food” programme, and I have already put some fact sheets by the entrance.

24/04/2003
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 Stephane Dujarric, Associate Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good Afternoon.


**Secretary-General in Geneva

16/04/2003
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 Hua Jiang, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good Afternoon.


**SG in Athens


In Athens today, the Secretary-General had a busy schedule of bilateral meetings with leaders gathered for the European Conference, which he will address tomorrow.