Ahmad Fawzi began today's noon briefing by announcing that Sylvana Foa, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, was absent today because of a personal matter she was attending to in Washington.
Sylvana Foa, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, told correspondents at today's noon briefing that she had little news for them. The day's "major" item was the opening of the nomination phase for the United Nations Correspondents Association election. The deadline for submission was 27 November.
Sylvana Foa, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by saying that there was some news from the Security Council. There was a vote, by secret ballot, on the "obscure mandate" renewal that she had discussed yesterday.
Sylvana Foa, Spokesman for Secretary-General Boutros-Ghali, began today's briefing by declaring, "OK Canada. When the going gets tough, the tough get going". The Government of Canada, she said, had decided that if the "circumstances were appropriate", it would lead a multinational force for the provision of humanitarian assistance in eastern Zaire.
