The following is a near-verbatim transcript of todays noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Lebanon
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of todays noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Lebanon
The Millennium Forum, a week-long gathering of international civil society organizations, had succeeded in producing a consensus declaration of their views and recommendations on the role of the United Nations in the twenty-first century, correspondents were told this afternoon at a Headquarters press conference.
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of todays noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Sierra Leone
An integrated international policy on ocean affairs was the goal of the informal consultative process convening at Headquarter this week, correspondents were told this afternoon at a Headquarters press conference.
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of todays noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Security Council Consultations
Several officials from the United Nations Secretariat held a press conference this morning at Headquarters to present a new five-year progress report on the situation of women around the world. The report compiled and analysed data on conditions for women in the areas of health, human rights, politics, work, education and family.
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of todays noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Lebanon
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
Good afternoon.
**Tribunal Prosecutor del Ponte Briefs Security Council
