"Nations and leaders have come to recognize that it is imperative to address the gender dimension in their quest for solutions to a whole range of national problems", correspondents were told this morning, in an extensive background briefing on the upcoming General Assembly special session, at Headquarters 5 to 9 June, that will review global conditions for women.
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of todays noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, and by Shirley Brownell, Spokeswoman for the President of the General Assembly.
Spokesmans Briefing
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**Beijing Plus Five
Members of the United States Congress held a press conference at Headquarters this afternoon to discuss the significance of a national poll that indicates that a strong majority of women are concerned about United States foreign policy and believe that global problems make it necessary for the country to work closely with other States through institutions like the United Nations.
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of the noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, and by Shirley Brownell, Spokesman for the President of the General Assembly:
**Sierra Leone
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of the noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, and by Shirley Brownell, Spokeswoman for the President of the General Assembly:
**Minister Killed in Sri Lanka Bombing
The following statement on the situation in Sri Lanka is attributable to the Spokesman:
A consolidated emergency United Nations appeal for $378 million to help 13.4 million people affected by drought in the Horn of Africa was launched at a Headquarters press briefing today.
South Africa had come to the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly with the goal of building on the achievements of the Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995) and to address new challenges -- not to move back on those commitments, that countrys Minister for Public Service and Administration told correspondents this morning at Headquarters.
