PRESS CONFERENCE BY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GEORGIA

The Security Council should not become an exclusive club of privileged nations -- its decisions should be transparent and clear to the international community, Georgia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Revaz Adamia, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.

Press briefing by women’s anti-discrimination committee

 

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women had conducted its first inquiry into the murders and disappearances of more than 320 women in the Ciudad Juarez area of Chihuahua State, Mexico, that had been occurring since 1993, correspondents were told at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon.

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

AND THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT

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

Associate Spokesperson

Press BRIEFING FOR MEMBER STATES ON TSUNAMI

 

Thirty-two days after nearly 200,000 people had been killed and 12 Indian Ocean countries devastated by a massive tsunami, top United Nations emergency and development officials emphasized the importance of converting pledges into contributions and funding recovery activities, which would allow people of one of the world’s most populated and disaster-prone regions to regain their livelihoods.

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 Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

Good afternoon.

**SG Leaves for Abuja

The Secretary-General is currently en route to Abuja, Nigeria, where he will attend the African Union Summit over the weekend.

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

AND THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT

Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, and Djibril Diallo, Spokesman for the General Assembly President.

Spokesman for Secretary-General

Good afternoon,

**SG on Iraq

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

AND SPOKESMAN FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT

Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, and Djibril Diallo, Spokesman for the General Assembly President.

Spokesman for the Secretary-General

Good afternoon.

**Guest at Noon

Press briefing on iraq elections

Organized amid violence and mayhem, the 30 January election in Iraq had been a dignified and peaceful demonstration of a vibrant civil society, sending a message to the world that normal people had something to say about their destinies, the head of the United Nations Electoral Assistance Division told correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing today.

Press conference by IRAQ’S UN REPRESENTATIVE

Sunday’s election was an occasion for celebration, Samir Sumaidaie, Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this morning.  Collectively, as a nation, Iraq had marked the beginning of a new era, and there was a sense of achievement among the people.

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

AND THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT

Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, and Djibril Diallo, Spokesman for the General Assembly President.

Spokesman for the Secretary-General

Good afternoon,

**Iraq