Noon Briefings

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by announcing that a spokesman for the World Food Programme (WFP), Abby Spring, would give a briefing on ongoing relief efforts on wake of Hurricane Mitch. (The briefing by Ms. Spring is being issued separately.)

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by announcing that the Executive Director of the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM), Richard Butler, had been invited to the noon briefing to explain his decision to withdraw the UNSCOM inspectors from Iraq. (Mr. Butler's comments are prepared separately.)

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by noting and welcoming the dozen members of the United States Information Agency's Regional Project for the Middle East.

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by introducing the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights in Cambodia, Thomas Hammarberg, who would give a briefing. (Notes on that briefing have been issued separately.)

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by announcing that the Security Council had begun meeting at 10:30 a.m., holding consultations on Tajikistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Croatia and Guinea-Bissau.

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by saying today's guest at the briefing would be the Under-Secretary-General for Management, Joseph Connor, who would elaborate on the subject of "a check he had received". (Mr. Connor's briefing has been issued separately.)

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by announcing that the Security Council would meet at 3:30 p.m. to discuss its programme of work for November, followed by informal consultations on Iraq. A draft resolution on that subject was being circulated.

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by welcoming the Palestinian journalists who were in the room, participating in a Department of Public Information (DPI) training programme. He then said today's guest at the noon briefing would be Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Nitin Desai.

Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, opened the noon briefing by saying welcome to the Boston University School of Journalism students in attendance.