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DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

14 July 2000



Press Briefing


DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

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The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Marie Okabe, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

Good Afternoon. I think we have a light news day today. The Secretary- General, as you know, is having some private time in Sweden.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF FRANCE

14 July 2000



Press Briefing


PRESS CONFERENCE BY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF FRANCE

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Human rights, peace-building, development assistance, and assessment reform would be the priorities of the European Union in the context of the French presidency at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly, French Ambassador Jean-David Levitte told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference yesterday afternoon.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF JAMAICA

18 July 2000



Press Briefing


PRESS CONFERENCE BY MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF JAMAICA

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Against the backdrop of the many conflicts burdening the Security Council, Jamaica placed the issue of conflict prevention at the top of its thematic priorities for the month of its presidency, Jamaican Foreign Minister Paul Robertson told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon. (Jamaica assumed the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July.)

HEADQUARTERS PRESS CONFERENCE BY SAVE THE CHILDREN (UNITED KINGDOM)

19 July 2000



Press Briefing


HEADQUARTERS PRESS CONFERENCE BY SAVE THE CHILDREN (UNITED KINGDOM)

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Raising public awareness of the plight of the world's 20 million displaced children was the goal of the Save the Children's Portrait Pledge, Mike Aaronson, Director-General of Save the Children-United Kingdom told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.