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.

**Secretary-General - Indonesia

Starting off with the Secretary-General’s current visit to Indonesia.

press conference by president of green cross international

 

Noting the strong link between a society’s access to freshwater and its ability to eradicate poverty, Mikhail Gorbachev, Founder and Chairman of Green Cross International, said today that the international community must create a global convention governing the right of all human beings to clean water, as well as mechanisms to ensure its implementation.

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 CONFERENCE ON NEPAL

 

Humanitarian and human rights action was desperately needed in Nepal to prevent further deterioration of an internally displaced persons (IDPs) situation that was in a “pre-crisis stage”, the Special Adviser of the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator on Internal Displacement told correspondents at Headquarters today.

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. 

**SG Leaves Indonesia

Starting off with the Secretary-General’s travels, he has now completed his programme in Indonesia, and is on his way to India today, where he is expected to arrive shortly.

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.

**UNDP

I’d like to start off the briefing by answering a question a lot of you have been asking us over the last couple of days.

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

I hope you’re all here to see Carol Bellamy, and not me, who will join us right after the noon briefing to talk about her tenure as the head of the UN Children’s Fund.

Press conference by unicef executive director

 

The work of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in the fields of child survival, child protection and education could make a huge difference towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, Carol Bellamy, its outgoing Executive Director, said at her farewell 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 Stéphane Dujarric, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

Good afternoon. 

**Statement Attributable to Spokesman for Secretary-General

I will start off with a statement on the situation in Côte d’Ivoire:

Press briefing on nuclear non-proliferation treaty

 

Although concerned about an “erosion of confidence” in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty –- a sentiment expressed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in his recent report “In Larger Freedom” -- the States parties to the Treaty believed it was an important instrument, which must fulfil its objectives and purposes, Sergio de Queiroz Duarte (Brazil) said at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon.