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PRESS BRIEFING BY HEAD OF TECHNICAL TEAM'S MISSION TO IDENTIFY IRAQI PRESIDENTIAL SITES

25 February 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY HEAD OF TECHNICAL TEAM'S MISSION TO IDENTIFY IRAQI PRESIDENTIAL SITES

19980225

Staffan de Mistura, Head of the Technical Team set up to identify Iraqi presidential sites prior to the Secretary-General's mission, briefed correspondents at Headquarters today on his mission to Baghdad from 15 to 18 February.

BRIEFING BY COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT

26 February 1998



Press Briefing

BRIEFING BY COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT

19980226

At a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon, United Nations Member States were urged to begin their preparations for the fifth-year review of the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), scheduled for a special session of the General Assembly in 1999.

PRESS BRIEFING BY EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF UNSCOM

26 February 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF UNSCOM

19980226

Richard Butler, Executive Chairman of the United Nations Special Commission which was established by Security Council resolution 687 (1991) in connection with the elimination of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (UNSCOM), addressed correspondents and responded to questions during today's press briefing at Headquarters.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

26 February 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

19980226

The Security Council should investigate evidence of Srebrenica prisoners being held in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Muhamed Sacirbey, Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations, told a Headquarters press conference this morning.

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

27 February 1998



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19980227

Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by announcing that the Secretary-General went out of town late yesterday, where he would rest from his mission to Iraq. He was expected to remain there through the weekend; however, he would continue to monitor the Security Council's deliberations on Iraq.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY LIBYA

27 February 1998



Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY LIBYA

19980227

The ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) favouring its jurisdiction over the Lockerbie case clearly favoured Libya's position, the Permanent Representative of Libya to the United Nations, Abuzed Dorda, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

2 March 1998



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19980302

Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's briefing by announcing that the Secretary-General had returned fully rested to the office today. He had immediately taken up the issue of Iraq, starting with an internal meeting at 9:30 a.m., followed by a meeting with Ambassador Nizar Hamdoon of Iraq at 11:30 a.m.