Juan Carlos Brandt, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's press briefing by announcing that the Spokesman's Office had resumed, as of last Monday, 30 June, its 12:30 p.m. briefings for delegations in room 226.
Juan Carlos Brandt, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's press briefing by explaining that the start of the briefing had been delayed 15 minutes so that correspondents could watch the historic events taking place 12 hours ahead in Hong Kong.
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's press briefing by introducing Senator Pino Arlacchi who the Secretary-General had named as the new Director-General of the United Nations Office in Vienna and the Executive Director of the United Nations International Drug Control Programme. The appointment would be effective 1 September.
Fred Eckhard began today's press briefing by reading the following statement:
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's press briefing by outlining the latest developments regarding the letter received from the Cambodian Government over the weekend.
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's press briefing by reading out the following statement by the Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Yasushi Akashi:
Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's press briefing by reading out the following statement:
