PRESS BRIEFING TO LAUNCH BILLION MOM MARCH

The women who marched through the streets of the world raising their voices on behalf of present and future generations should translate their grief into a force for mobilizing world action against the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, Jayantha Dhanapala told correspondents at a press briefing this afternoon to launch the "Billion Mom March".

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, and Susan Markham, Spokeswoman for the President of the General Assembly.

Spokesman for the Secretary-General

Good afternoon.

PRESS BRIEFING ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES CONFERENCE

Global policy-makers will confront economic isolation and severe poverty of the world's 49 poorest countries, at the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, which begins in Brussels, Belgium, next Monday, correspondents were told at a press briefing at United Nations Headquarters 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 Manoel de Almeida e Silva, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

      **Briefing on Democratic Republic of the Congo

PRESS CONFERENCE BY HEAD OF SECURITY COUNCIL MISSION TO GREAT LAKES REGION

The Security Council mission leaving tomorrow for the Great Lakes region would lend support to the parties implementing the Lusaka accord to which they had agreed in 1999, the head of the mission said.  Jean-David Levitte, France’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, made that clarification this afternoon at Headquarters while briefing correspondents on the nature of the mission.

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.

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.

**Secretary-General in Moscow

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.

**Secretary-General in Geneva

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, and Sue Markham, Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly.

**Deputy 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 Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, and Sue Markham, Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly:

**Spokesman for the Secretary-General

Good afternoon.  I see we’re all-remote now on camera.

**Secretary-General on Middle East