PRESS CONFERENCE ON WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE SESSION

The excitement of the recently adopted Optional Protocol to the major key women's rights convention had permeated the entire three-week session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, a high-level United Nations official told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this morning.

DAILY PRESS BREIFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, and Susan Markham, Spokeswoman for the General Assembly President.

Briefing by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General

PRESS BRIEFING ON ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE

Carina Perelli, Director of the United Nations Electoral Assistance Division, told correspondents today at a Headquarters press briefing, that demand for United Nations electoral assistance was growing exponentially, with the Division about to embark on a new mission to East Timor to assist in preparations for elections.

PRESS BRIEFING ON IFAD RURAL POVERTY REPORT 2001

PRESS CONFERENCE ON BRAZILIAN CHILDREN'S PROGRAMME

Education was key to the eradication of child labour, Cristovam Buarque, founder of "Bolsa Escola", told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.   

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

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

PRESS BRIEFING BY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

At the end of the Second World War, “we said never again”, to genocide, but unfortunately there is genocide again, terrible ethnic cleansing and the rise of Nazi-like movements among youths, which, if not addressed, could be very, very worrying trends for the future, Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, told correspondents this afternoon at a Headquarters press briefing.

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

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

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE 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.

Good afternoon.  Thank you for coming.  We have a short briefing today, I suppose beginning the summer season.

**Statement on Middle East

PRESS BRIEFING BY UNDER SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS