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. 

**Guests at Noon

My guest today will be Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai, as well as Professor Manuel Rodriguez-Becerra, who are here to brief you on the ongoing UN Forum on Forests.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY WANGARI MAATHAI, 2004 NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE

While there had been much talk over the years about forests in general, the fact was that very little was taking place on the ground, Wangari Maathai, 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference 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.

**Statement Attributable to Spokesman for Secretary-General

Starting off with a statement from the Secretary-General:

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.

**UN Reform

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

Starting off with a statement on the situation in Cyprus:

PRESS BRIEFING BY MOROCCO ON WESTERN SAHARA

Speaking to correspondents at a Headquarters press briefing this morning, a group of former Moroccan prisoners of war, veterans of a conflict in the disputed territory of Western Sahara, appealed to the international community to demand the release of 408 of their fellow detainees.

PRESS BRIEFING BY OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS TO LAUNCH BOOKLET

 

ON TREATIES RESPONDING TO GLOBAL CHALLENGES

PRESS CONFERENCE BY CANADA NATIVE WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION

The Native Women’s Association of Canada announced today at a Headquarters press conference that the Canadian Government would provide $5 million over five years to support its “Sisters in Spirit” initiative, aimed at focusing attention on violence against aboriginal women across Canada.

Press conference by PARTNERSHIP FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ ENVIRONMENT

The first non-governmental organization Internet portal for indigenous peoples worldwide would be launched in Conference Room 4, United Nations Headquarters, at 6 p.m. on 26 May, Goodluck Diigbo, President of the Partnership for Indigenous Peoples’ Environment (PIPE), said this afternoon.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY BY MAYORS FOR PEACE,

PARLIAMENTARY NETWORK FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT