Commission on Sustainable Development

Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting

7^th & 8^th Meetings (AM & PM)

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Marie Okabe, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Good afternoon.

**Secretary-General Travels

PRESS CONFERENCE ON ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS BY GLOBAL COMPACT PARTICIPANTS

Security Council Press Statement on Somalia

 

The following Security Council press statement was read out today by Council President Yukio Takasu ( Japan):

Peacebuilding Commission

Organizational Committee

3^rd Meeting (AM)

JOHN MCNEE OF CANADA ELECTED CHAIR OF PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION’S

COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION ON SIERRA LEONE

 

Applauds Country’s Tremendous Progress, Warns Serious Challenges Remain;

Committee on Charter

and United Nations Role

256^th Meeting (AM)

Commission on Sustainable Development

Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting

5^th & 6^th Meetings (AM & PM)

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Marie Okabe, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Good afternoon.

**Secretary-General in South Africa

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES RELEASE OF PRISONERS BY GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN AS CONCRETE

STEP IN ONGOING EFFORTS TO NEGOTIATE PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT IN DARFUR

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Special Committee on

Peacekeeping Operations

208^th & 209^th Meetings (AM & PM)