In progress at UNHQ

Noon Briefings


16/02/2001
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.


Okay, good afternoon.


**Larsen Noon Guest, Following Meeting with Secretary-General

14/02/2001
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.


All cell phones are off? Okay.


**Noon Guest


The guest at the noon briefing will be Sharon Capeling-Alakija, the Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Volunteers.  She'll talk to you about volunteerism and social development.

13/02/2001
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.


I hope you're settled in.  I have the Encyclopedia Brittanica for you today.  Let's start with Palestine.


**Palestinian Report

12/02/2001
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 Susan Markham, Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly.


Briefing by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General


Good Afternoon.


**Security Council

09/02/2001
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.


**Roed-Larsen Meets with Israeli Prime Minister-Elect Sharon Today


Terje Roed-Larsen, the Secretary-General’s Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, met with Ariel Sharon today for the first time since his election victory.