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Noon Briefings


16 March 1998



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

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Juan-Carlos Brandt, Acting Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by announcing that the Security Council met this morning to take up the situations in the Central African Republic and Sierra Leone.

13 March 1998



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

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Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's briefing at 11:45 a.m. by announcing that the Secretary-General would introduce the new Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, Kensaku Hogen, to correspondents at noon.

5 March 1998



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

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Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by reading a statement attributable to the Spokesman:

"The Secretary-General is outraged by the news of a bomb blast today in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, which has killed and injured a large number of civilians, including children.