Press Briefing

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:

Good afternoon: We are going to have my favourite person, Louise Arbour, at the briefing today. She'll be joining us in a few minutes. She's the Prosecutor of the two Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda.

Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY ERITREA

Mass deportations had been taking place in Ethiopia, in which between 500 and 1,800 people were deported at once, Asmaron Legesse, Director of Research of the non-governmental organization Citizens for Peace in Eritrea told correspondents at a press conference at Headquarters on Thursday.

Press Briefing

PRESS CONFERENCE BY PROSECUTOR OF INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS FOR FORMER YUGOSLAVIA AND RWANDA

Press Briefing

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:

Those of you who use the documents racks on the third floor might have noticed some new signs to make those racks easier to use. Robin and Nina have been reorganizing the presentation of the documents. I hope you appreciate that.

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

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

I see guests. Welcome to the briefing.

**East Timor

Press Briefing

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:

Good afternoon. Before I start I just would like to say that last summer, Stella Dorfman of my office retired and we spent about eight or nine months of recruitment which came to fruition today with Anne Siddall replacing Stella in my office.

Press Briefing

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:

Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL IN LIBERIA

Felix Downes-Thomas, Representative of the Secretary-General in Liberia and Head of the United Nations Peace-building Support Office, told correspondents this afternoon that while stability and peace seemed to be holding in Liberia, from a sub-regional perspective, there were enough independent elements for divisiveness in the region.

Press Briefing

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:

**Death of Yehudi Menuhin

Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR