Noon Briefings

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

David Wimhurst, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by expressing pleasure and extending a welcome to the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Olara Otunnu, who after the briefing would talk about his first report.

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

David Wimhurst, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by saying he would brief correspondents today and tomorrow, while Marie Okabe would conduct the noon briefing on Thursday and Friday.

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

Hiro Ueki, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by saying he was standing in for the Spokesman Fred Eckhard, who was in Washington, D.C., with the Secretary-General. More would be said about the Secretary-General's one-day programme in Washington later.

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by welcoming the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for both the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, Louise Arbour. (Ms. Arbour's briefing on the Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia is being issued separately.)

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by announcing that the Secretary-General had warmly welcomed the news of a breakthrough in efforts to end the Kosovo crisis.

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by welcoming the Director of the Division of Public Affairs at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Djibril Diallo. Mr. Diallo would brief correspondents on events related to the observance of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, occurring on Saturday, 17 October.

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by delivering a statement on Afghanistan, which read: