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DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

23 December 1999



Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19991223

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

Briefing by Spokesman for Secretary-General

PRESS BRIEFING BY UNDER SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR MANAGEMENT

23 December 1999



Press Briefing


PRESS BRIEFING BY UNDER SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR MANAGEMENT

19991223

A contingency provision of $35 million had been included in the United Nations budget to cater for new political missions, Joseph Connor, Under-Secretary-General for Management, told correspondents at Headquarters this afternoon. It was the first time such a provision had been made.

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

5 January 2000



Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

20000105

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

Hello. The Security Council is going to meet in closed consultations this afternoon to review its programme of work for the month of January.

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