The following is a near-verbatim transcript of todays noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
Good Afternoon
** Democratic Republic of Congo
The Security Council meeting on Africa had reaffirmed the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement as the basis for solving the Great Lakes crisis, Pasteur Bizimungu, the President of Rwanda, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference today.
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of todays noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
Good Afternoon.
**Security Council
The United Nations should lend its authority to supporting a rules-based open system of international trade and investment, while opposing all forms of protectionism, Adnan Kassar, President of the International Chamber of Commerce, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference today.
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of todays noon briefing by John Mills, Acting Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General:
** Secretary-General's Programme
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of todays noon briefing by Marie Okabe, Associate Spokesman of the Secretary-General:
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** Press Briefings
Returning children to school was the primary focus of the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) in East Timor, Executive Director Carol Bellamy told correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon.
A new United Nations Web site, which aims to advocate for business sector involvement in human rights, environment and labour matters, would be launched today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, journalists were told today at a United Nations Headquarters briefing.
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by John Mills, Acting Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary- General:
** Briefings
