TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN

Secretary-General Kofi Annan:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

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.

**Indonesia Quake

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.

**Statement on Rwanda

We’ll start with a statement on Rwanda.

PRESS BRIEFING BY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CHAIR

 

With its decisions and recommendations now gaining acceptance outside purely academic circles, the Geneva-based Human Rights Committee, in a timely move, will request the Government of the Sudan to compile a special report on its compliance with key articles of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which the panel monitors.

PRESS BRIEFING ON NUCLEAR Terrorism CONVENTION

 

Calling the adoption of the draft convention on nuclear terrorism by the General Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on Terrorism a landmark achievement, Committee Chairman Rohan Perera (Sri Lanka) said the text would provide a legal regime to combat the menace of terrorism, and situations where nuclear material might fall into the hands of non-State actors. 

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 UN Secretary-General.

Good afternoon.

**Sudan Resolution

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.

**Statement of the Secretary-General’s on Death of Pope John Paul II

In a statement we released on Saturday the Secretary-General said:

PRESS BRIEFING BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

 

The focus of the Security Council for third month would continue to be on Africa, the Middle East and Iraq, Wang Guangya (China), Council President for the month of April, said at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon.

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.

**Secretary-General’s Meeting with Staff

The Secretary-General this morning told United Nations staff that it is important for the United Nations to look forward and to become more relevant to the challenges of the twenty-first century.

PRESS BRIEFING BY ‘IN LARGER FREEDOM’ SPECIAL ENVOYS

 

With the General Assembly’s open debate on Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s wide-ranging reform package getting under way today, two newly-appointed special Envoys who will be travelling extensively to rally the support of world leaders met with correspondents at Headquarters today.