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PRESS CONFERENCE BY COLOMBIA'S MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS

At a Headquarters press conference this afternoon, Guillermo Fernandez de Soto, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, said his country's election to the Security Council today by the General Assembly demonstrated "trust and confidence" by the international community. At the same time, his country was pleased to accept such a major commitment and responsibility.

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DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR 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, and Susan Markham, Spokeswoman for the President of the General Assembly.

Briefing by Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General

**Guest at Noon Briefing

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PRESS BRIEFING BY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT

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DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

The following is a near verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Manuel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman of the Secretary-General, and Susan Markham, Spokeswoman for the President of the General Assembly

Briefing by Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General

Good afternoon. Sorry for being slightly late.

**Middle East

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PRESS BRIEFING BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UN CENTRE FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

After a period of managerial turbulence, the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) had now been revitalized and a strategic vision put in place, Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, the newly appointed Executive Director of the Centre told correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon.

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DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF 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 the Secretary-General, and Susan Markham, Spokesman for the President of the General Assembly.

Briefing by Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR 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, and Susan Markham, Spokeswoman for the President of the General Assembly.

Briefing by Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General

Good afternoon.

**Middle East

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PRESS CONFERENCE BY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF ESCAP

Kim Hak-Su, recently-appointed Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this morning that during his tenure he would concentrate on transmitting and transferring proven best practices in poverty alleviation in the region to other developing countries.

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PRESS CONFERENCE ON WEST AFRICA BY SECURITY COUNCIL MISSION HEAD

President Charles Taylor of Liberia vigorously denied that he was involved in diamonds and arms trafficking in Sierra Leone, but others who spoke to the Security Council mission were not convinced, Sir Jeremy Greenstock (United Kingdom), head of the 11-member Security Council mission to West Africa, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.

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PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR 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, and Susan Markham, Spokeswoman for the President of the General Assembly.

Briefing by Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General

Good Afternoon. I am going to start with the Middle East.

**Middle East