In progress at UNHQ

Noon Briefings


12/04/2001
Press Briefing


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


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


Welcome to the 24 news broadcasters from all five continents visiting here today.  Nice to have you.  Good afternoon.  We have a trip to announce.


**Secretary-General’s Trip

11/04/2001
Press Briefing


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


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


I thought you all would have left in disgust by now.  I am sorry.  We have a statement on the Middle East that held us up.  Anyway, here it is. 


**Secretary-General Statement on Middle East

10/04/2001
Press Briefing


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


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


Good Afternoon.


**Secretary-General Says Not Enough Done to Protect Civilians in Conflict

06/04/2001
Press Briefing


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

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


It’s a slow news day.  We can start the briefing late, right? Everyone’s relaxed.


**Secretary-General

04/04/2001
Press Briefing


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


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


**Release of UN Staff Held in Somalia


Good afternoon.  At about 9:25 a.m. EST today (or 4:25 p.m. local time), a UN plane picked up the last two UN staff members detained in Somalia -- Bill Condie, 61, and Roger Carter, 41, both nationals of the United Kingdom.

03/04/2001
Press Briefing


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


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


Don’t get spooked now, but there is a new robotic camera on the ceiling there.  We now have two shots -– one looking at me and one looking at you.

02/04/2001
Press Briefing


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


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


I thought it was 11 o’clock, no it’s 12 o’clock.  We’ll start with a statement attributable to the Secretary-General on the arrest of Slobodan Milosevic.


**Statement Attributable to Secretary-General

30/03/2001
Press Briefing


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


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


Good afternoon.  Our guest at today’s briefing is Joseph Connor, the Under-Secretary-General for Management, and he’ll be talking to you about the current financial situation of the Organization, based on his report to the Fifth Committee.