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DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Fred Eckhard.

Good afternoon.

** Guest at briefing

The guest at today's briefing, who should be here shortly, is Philip Kirsch, who is the Chairman of the Preparatory Commission of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

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PRESS CONFERENCE ON PREPARATORY COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

After two weeks, indications were that all parties involved were trying to make progress and reach general agreement, Philippe Kirsch, Chairman of the Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon. However, perhaps since it was the first session, progress had been slow.

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DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Fred Eckhard.

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PRESS BRIEFING BY UNITED NATIONS HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR IRAQ

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PRESS CONFERENCE BY MEMBERS OF GUATEMALAN HISTORICAL CLARIFICATION COMMISSION

Massacres, human rights violations and other atrocities described by some 9,000 witnesses and survivors clearly illustrated a governmental policy of genocide in Guatemala, correspondents were told by members of the Historical Clarification Commission of Guatemala at a Headquarters' press conference this afternoon.

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PRESS CONFERENCE ON 1998 DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION REPORT

The 1998 Development Cooperation Report was a reminder of the opportunities of an inclusive kind of globalization, and of the potential of human solidarity, James Michel, departing Chair of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Development Assistance Committee, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this morning.

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DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Fred Eckhard.

**Germany Brings Case against the U.S. to the ICJ:

Good afternoon. We squawked a press release yesterday afternoon from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that I want to bring to your attention:

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PRESS CONFERENCE BY FOREIGN MINISTER OF GERMANY

Germany not only had an interest in continuing to strengthen the United Nations, it also believed that there was no alternative to the Organization as a platform for peace, development and security in the world, Germany's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Joschka Fischer, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference today.

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PRESS CONFERENCE BY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN COUNT NETWORK

A Global Fact Sheet on the economic value of breastfeeding was being launched, Phoebe Jones Shellenberg of the International Women Count Network told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.

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DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

The following is a near verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General:

**Secretary-General on Women's Rights:

Good Afternoon.