Press conference by EUROPEAN UNION ON DEVELOPMENT FINANCING

 

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.

Thank you.  Good afternoon.

**Statement Attributable to Spokesman for the Secretary-General

  on New UNRWA Commissioner-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.

**Guest at Noon Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING ON 2005 WORLD ECONOMY

 

Global economic growth was slowing down from a rate of slightly over 4 per cent to just over 3 per cent a year, according to an updated United Nations analysis of the world economy, José Antonio Ocampo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, 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 Stéphane Dujarric, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

Before we start.  We have two guests.  So, I’ll start with Fred.

**Statement by Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General

PRESS CONFERENCE BY ECOSOC PRESIDENT

 

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) had demonstrated that it could build real coalitions for action on the economic and social front, and that was a very positive development, its current President, Munir Akram (Pakistan), told correspondents today at a Headquarters press conference. 

PRESS BRIEFING ON RWANDA TRIBUNAL

Activity in the trial chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda was at an all-time high with an unprecedented number of trials in progress, Adama Dieng, Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), 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 Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

**Guest at Noon Briefing

Good afternoon.  My guest here today is Adama Dieng, the Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and he is joining us today to discuss the work and achievements of the Tribunal.

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, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

**SG/Iraq

Good afternoon.  I’ll start off with a statement on Iraq.

PRESS BRIEFING BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

 

Issues of Africa would comprise most of the Security Council’s business in July, the Council President for the month, Adamantios Th. Vassilakis (Greece), said today at a Headquarters press briefing.