The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
Good afternoon. I'm sorry for the delay, but we had the Millennium Summit briefing at 11:15 that ran long.
**Annabi Briefs Security Council on Recent Developments in Kosovo
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
Good afternoon.
**UNHCR Suspends Aid Work in West Timor after Attack on UN Staff
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
Good afternoon. Well, the critical mass in the room is due to the visiting journalists from Russia, Moldova, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. Welcome to the United Nations.
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
Good afternoon. It's nice to be back. A special thank you to my Deputy Manoel and the skeleton team from my office who filled in so well while I was away.
The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Statement Attributable to Spokesman on Democratic Republic of Congo
The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Lebanon
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Afghanistan
The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Statement Attributable to the Spokesman on Sudan
The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Security Council Consultations
The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
I will start with a statement attributable to the Spokesman. It is on East Timor.
**Statement by Spokesman
