DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

AND THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT

Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, and Djibril Diallo, Spokesman for the General Assembly President.

Spokesman for Secretary-General

**Statement on Iraq

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.

**Statement on Alliance of Civilizations

I’ll start off with a statement from the Secretary-General.

press conference by nigeria’s foreign minister

The African States would be willing to negotiate possible changes to their draft proposal on Security Council expansion with ministers of the Group of 4 (G-4), Nigerian Foreign Minister Oluyemi Adeniji said at a Headquarters press conference 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 Marie Okabe, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

**Update on Secretary-General’s Shoulder Operation

The Secretary-General is undergoing an operation today to repair a shoulder injury.  He has said that he hopes to be able to go home later in the day.

**Middle East

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 Marie Okabe, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

**Statement Attributable to the Spokesman on Zimbabwe

PRESS CONFERENCEON WOMEN’S ROLE IN PEACE PROCESSES

 

There was a critical need to integrate women in conflict prevention and peacebuilding negotiations, speakers said at a United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) press conference, held 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 Marie Okabe, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Good afternoon.  I’m sorry, I’m a little late.  I was waiting for a statement on Iraq attributable to the Spokesman.

**Statement Attributable to the Spokesman on Iraq

Press conferenceon civil society’s role in conflict prevention

 

The last three years, culminating in today’s opening of the first-ever civil society meeting on conflict prevention, had demonstrated civil society’s commitment to creating a real agenda of human security for global change, correspondents were told 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 Marie Okabe, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Press Briefing by Under-Secretary-General of Office of internal oversight services

Evaluating the United Nations watchdog office to bring about greater independence, transparency and accountability was the first priority for Inga-Britt Ahlenius, the new Under-Secretary General of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), she said this afternoon in her first Headquarters press briefing.