Noon Briefings


15 January 1997



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19970115 FOR INFORMATION OF UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT ONLY

Fred Eckhard, Acting Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by announcing that the Secretary-General warmly congratulated the leaders who concluded the Hebron agreement yesterday, as well as those who worked so hard to support the negotiating effort. He then read out the following statement, which was issued this morning:

14 January 1997



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19970114 FOR INFORMATION OF UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT ONLY

Fred Eckhard, Acting Spokesman for the Secretary-General, began today's noon briefing by announcing that United Nations security and other United Nations staff had worked all through the night to inspect a backlog of some 80,000 pieces of mail. By midnight, they had found two more live letter-bombs, making a total of four collected throughout the day.

10 January 1997



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19970110 FOR INFORMATION OF UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT ONLY

Fred Eckhard, Acting Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan, began today's noon briefing by reading out the following statement:

9 January 1997



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

19970109 FOR INFORMATION OF UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT ONLY

Fred Eckhard, Acting Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan, said the Secretary-General had addressed the staff this morning in the General Assembly Hall, and there was "a full house". Mr. Eckhard then read out the excerpts from Mr. Annan's address, as follows: