In progress at UNHQ

Noon Briefings


18/02/2003
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.


**Secretary-General in Rome


The Secretary-General is in Rome today, where he is to have an audience this evening with Pope John Paul II, and is also to meet with Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the Secretary of State for the Holy See.

14/02/2003
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.


**Spokesman for Secretary-General


Good afternoon.


**Security Council

10/02/2003
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.  I understand that we have two visiting groups today -– from the Middle East and the other from Bolivia.  Welcome.


** Secretary-General Urges Collective, Multilateral Approach on Iraq

07/02/2003
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, and Richard Sydenham, Spokesman for the General Assembly President.


Briefing by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General


Good afternoon.


**UNMOVIC

04/02/2003
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.


**Security Council Arrangements


I would like to brief you a little bit on press arrangements for tomorrow’s Security Council meetings which will start at 10:30 a.m.

03/02/2003
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, and Richard Sydenham, Spokesman for the General Assembly President.


Briefing by Spokesman for Secretary-General


Good afternoon.


**Guests

31/01/2003
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, and Richard Sydenham, Spokesman for the General Assembly President.


Briefing by Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General


Good afternoon.


**Security Council