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 Spokesman for 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 Marie Okabe, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

**Today’s Guest

PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL’S PRINCIPAL DEPUTY

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR BURUNDI

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 Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

**Today’s Guest

NGO PRESS CONFERENCE ON UN REFORM

PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR C ÔTE D’IVOIRE

PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNIFEM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Outlining the findings of a new report at a Headquarters press conference today, the Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) stressed the urgent need, in the anticipation of the 2005 Summit, to focus on the role of women in the informal labour force.

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 Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON MEDIA, SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS FOR WORLD SUMMIT

With security concerns high on the priority list during the World Summit on 14-16 September, to be followed by the sixtieth General Assembly immediately thereafter, members of the press were informed today about the logistical and security arrangements for those events.

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 Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

Good afternoon.  I apologize for the delay.  We had quite a number of statements to put out today.