In progress at UNHQ

Noon Briefings


31/07/2002
Press Briefing


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


The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


**Statement on Jerusalem Bomb Attack


The following is a statement attributable to the Spokesman concerning the event in Jerusalem:

29/07/2002
Press Briefing


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


The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.  As we squawked earlier this morning, the Secretary-General will come down here at 12:30 p.m. to introduce his new High Commissioner for Human Rights-designate, Sergio Vieira de Mello.


**Afghanistan

26/07/2002
Press Briefing


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


The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


**Goma


Overnight, the Nyamuragira volcano erupted.


A survey was conducted during the night and a team of UN volcanologists are planning to go up in a helicopter to get a better assessment of the situation.

23/07/2002
Press Briefing


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


The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, and Jan Fischer, Spokesman for the General Assembly President.


Good afternoon.


Noon Guest

22/07/2002
Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKSEMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL


The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.  Thanks for waiting.  I'm still in vacation mode.  Actually the reason for the delay is that we have some news for you today.


**Secretary-General Nominates De Mello as Human Rights Commissioner

19/07/2002
Press Briefing


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


The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Hua Jiang, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


**Afghanistan


The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan Lakhdar Brahimi briefed the Security Council this morning.

17/07/2002
Press Briefing


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


The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Hua Jiang, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.


Good afternoon.


**Quartet Meeting


Starting at 3:00 this afternoon, the Secretary-General will brief the Security Council on the Middle East.