(Incorporates briefing by Spokesman for General Assembly President.)
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, said at the beginning of today's briefing that the Secretary-General was briefing the Security Council on his "oil-for-food" report on Iraq. He would brief correspondents immediately afterwards. (For transcript of the press conference, see Press Release SG/SM/6451.)
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, said at the beginning of today's noon briefing that the Secretary-General was in Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum -- a kind of global business summit attended by top leaders from the private sector, political leaders, academics and journalists. The focus of this year's forum was the Asian financial crisis.
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by announcing that the Security Council was currently discussing Western Sahara. A draft resolution had been circulated and it was the Council's intention to adopt it on Monday, 26 January.
