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DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY 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. I’d like to welcome our guest today, Olara Otunnu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict. He’ll be talking to you shortly about Child Protection Advisers.

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.

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PRESS BRIEFING ON REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Since the beginning of the year, internally displaced persons in the Republic of the Congo had been rapidly demobilizing, resulting in expanded needs for humanitarian assistance during the country's post-crisis evolution, William Paton, United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for that country, told correspondents during a Headquarters briefing today.

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PRESS CONFERENCE ON NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD REPORT

While large quantities of drugs were available through illegal channels, many of the world's poorest people lacked legal access to painkillers to alleviate the pain of disease, correspondents were told at a Headquarters press conference this morning, launching the 1999 annual report of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB).

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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.

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PRESS BRIEFING ON GUINEA-BISSAU

The clean and transparent election that took place in Guinea-Bissau on 16 February was due to the cooperation of the people -- their will had caused the change in the country, Samuel Nana-Sinkam, representative of the Secretary- General and head of the United Nations Peace-Building Support Office in Guinea- Bissau, told correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing today.

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AND HEAD OF SPECIAL MISSION TO AFGHANISTAN

Francesc Vendrell, the Secretary-General's Personal Representative and head of the Special Mission to Afghanistan, briefed correspondents at Headquarters this afternoon on his recent fact-finding trip to Afghanistan and neighbouring States.

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY 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. I'd like to welcome our guest, Francesc Vendrell, the Secretary-General's Personal Representative and Head of the Special Mission to Afghanistan, who has just returned from his first trip to the region.

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PRESS BRIEFING BY SECRETARY-GENERAL'S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND HEAD OF SPECIAL MISSION TO AFGHANISTAN

Francesc Vendrell, the Secretary-General's Personal Representative and head of the Special Mission to Afghanistan, briefed correspondents at Headquarters this afternoon on his recent fact-finding trip to Afghanistan and neighbouring States.

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PRESS CONFERENCE ON PREPARATIONS FOR SPECIAL ASSEMBLY SESSION ON OUTCOME OF 1995 SOCIAL SUMMIT