The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
While welcoming the recent elections in Haiti, the Secretary-General has expressed disquiet about the arrests of candidates and activists associated with the opposition parties since the 21 May vote, according to a statement read out at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon by Manuel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman to the Secretary-General.
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Lebanon
One final conclusion shared by all members of the panel on the protection of United Nations staff and locally recruited and associated personnel was the need to expand resources in the area of safety and security, to increase funding for the programmes already in existence and to constantly review and revitalize them, correspondents were told at a Headquarters press conference yesterday.
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Secretary-Generals Middle East Mission
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of todays noon briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Secretary-Generals Middle East Travels
Judge Claude Jorda, President of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, this afternoon expressed optimism about the eventual arrests of the principal individuals indicted by the Tribunal for war crimes in the Balkans.
