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.
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by stating that, as had been announced to correspondents late last Friday, the Secretary-General was the keynote speaker at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this morning in a programme dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr. The text of his speech had been made available on an embargoed basis.
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's press briefing by informing correspondents that although the appointment of Elisabeth Rehn of Finland as Special Representative and Coordinator of United Nations Operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina had been announced, her appointment would become effective Friday and the Secretary-General wished to introduce her to correspondents.
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by informing correspondents that a biography of the newly appointed Deputy Secretary-General, Louise Frechette, was available in the Spokesman's office. Also available was a report by the Secretary-General detailing the Deputy Secretary-General's exact functions.
Juan Carlos Brandt, Senior Associate Spokesman for the Secretary- General, said at the beginning of today's press briefing that there had been "lots and lots" of calls regarding the new post of Deputy Secretary-General. The Secretary-General was expected to announce the new appointment some time early next week.
