Press briefing on tsunami relief effort

 

With teams of international aid workers and soldiers toiling side-by-side to deliver food and medical supplies and clear away rubble in tsunami-devastated villages across South Asia, the top United Nations emergency relief official today said that the really hard work was about to begin:  providing a life for millions of traumatized and homeless survivors now scattered across 12 countries. 

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General

Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

Good afternoon.

**Guest at Noon

Press Briefing on tsunami relief effort by unicef executive director

Amid the tumult of the massive clean-up efforts under way in tsunami-hit areas throughout South Asia, some children are heading back to school, taking what the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today said was a crucial step in putting last month’s nightmare behind them.

Press briefing on Millennium Development Goals Report

(Summary of Press Briefing held on 13 January 2005,

embargoed until noon, Monday, 17 January)

Press conference on millennium Project report

 

At the outset of the press conference to introduce the Millennium Project’s report, entitled, “Investing in Development:  A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals”, Secretary-General Kofi Annan made introductory remarks, a transcript of which is contained in Press Release SG/SM/9678 of 17 January.

Press BRIEFING ON TSUNAMI RELIEF EFFORT

 

The devastation along the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, was “truly staggering”, Kevin M. Kennedy, Director of the Coordination and Response Division of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, told correspondents this afternoon as he provided an update on tsunami-related activities.

Press conference by GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT

The General Assembly today, meeting in plenary for the first time since 23 December 2004, was considering a draft resolution on the strengthening of emergency relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction and prevention in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster, Assembly President Jean Ping (Gabon) told correspondents today during a briefing at Headquarters.

press conference by presidency of European Union

Multilateralism was a major priority of the European Union, which would strive to be an effective and positive partner for United Nations agencies, Jean-Marc Hoscheit, Permanent Representative of Luxembourg, said at a Headquarters press conference this morning.

Press conference by Secretary-general’s special envoy for hiv/aids in africa

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General

Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Marie Okabe, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Good afternoon.

**Guests at Noon