Press Briefing by UN COMPENSATION COMMISSION

 

After 12 years and 2.68 million claims processed, the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) had completed its work handling the claims of those who suffered damages during Iraq’s 1990 invasion and occupation of Kuwait, Joe Sills, Spokesman for the Commission, told correspondents this afternoon at a Headquarters press conference.

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

PRESS BRIEFING BY UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS

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.

**Secretary-General on London Bombings

Statement by the Secretary-General on the London bombings:

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.

PRESS CONFERENCE BY INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION

 

The bonds of cooperation between members of Parliaments around the globe and the United Nations should be strengthened to help government officials tackle the problems -- from poverty to international trade to terrorism -- that are facing today’s world, several members of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) said today at a Headquarters press conference.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON ILLICIT SMALL ARMS MEETING

 

During Watergate, Deep Throat used to tell Washington Post reporters Woodward and Bernstein to follow the money, but in today’s conflicts, one should follow the gun, the real weapons of mass destruction, the Chairman of next week’s Biennial Meeting of States on the illicit small arms trade, Pasi Patokallio (Finland), told correspondents today at a Headquarters’ press conference.

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.

Good afternoon.  My guest today will be Mr. Stan Nkwain, the UN Resident Coordinator and UN Development Program Resident Representative for the Central African Republic.  He’ll be joining us to brief us on recent developments in the Central African Republic.

PRESS BRIEFING ON CENTRALAFRICANREPUBLIC

 

Stressing the need to prevent the Central African Republic from sliding back into conflict, United Nations Resident Coordinator Stan Nkwain said at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon that the State must urgently resume its normal functioning in terms of providing security, so that the population could be convinced to resume farming and other economic activities.

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.

**Secretary-General on Lebanon

This morning as he came into the Building, the Secretary-General was asked about today’s bombing in Lebanon, and said that every time there is a bomb in Lebanon, “it is a source of concern and worry”.