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.
Good afternoon. I apologize for the delay.
**Secretary-General on Verification Process in Lebanon
Despite the lateness of the hour, negotiations were ongoing as delegations attempted to reach consensus on an outcome document for the General Assembly special session on women, the Director of the Division for the Advancement of Women told correspondents in a question-and-answer session following today's noon briefing at Headquarters.
Modest progress had been made in Kosovo since the establishment of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) a year ago, Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, said at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon.
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Syria
The Serb population of Kosovo had totally condemned everything that had happened to Kosovo Albanians under repression by President Slobodan Milosevic's regime and during the subsequent Allied bombing campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia last year, the head of a Kosovo Serb delegation to the United Nations said at a Heaquarters press conference on Friday.
Voices from War Zones: Women Speak Out
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Report of Secretary-General on Democratic Republic of Congo
