Public Information Spokesperson

The present report contains the budget for the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007, which amounts to 46,393,300, inclusive of budgeted voluntary contributions in kind in the amount of 1,439,000.

12 noon Press briefing by the Spokesman

12 noon. Press briefing by the Spokesman

12 noon Press briefing by the Spokesman

Tuesday, 13 September 2005

1 Following the adjournment of the press briefing by the Spokesman.

12 noon Press briefing by the Spokesman

44. As to the Department s relations with the press, one speaker said that the Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary General expertly provided complete and timely information to the media and another expressed its appreciation for the Department s services to correspondents.

A number of speakers underscored the special value of centres as sources of information for developing countries in particular.

One speaker said that the Department should give priority to providing delegations with press releases.

The Assistant Secretary General for Public Information made a statement.

Press releases were issued on the texts of the statements by the Secretary General.

As the mouthpiece of the United Nations, the Department must be dynamic and in constant evolution in order to disseminate the Organization's message properly.

Another delegation, speaking on behalf of a group, commended the Department for its efforts to reflect linguistic diversity in the information it produced and in that context appreciated its press releases in both working languages and encouraged their dissemination over the Internet.

One speaker observed that there was a new momentum within the Department of Public Information to raise information activities to the most modern level.

One speaker observed that there was a new momentum within the Department to raise information activities to the most modern level.

Shortly thereafter, that statement was issued to the press through, inter alia, the Xinhua news agency.

24. All press releases issued by the Department are now posted on the Internet, in English and French, as are comprehensive summaries of daily briefings by the Spokesman for the Secretary General and texts of the Secretary General s statements, for immediate access by the news media and the public at large.

Information materials were distributed and the film entitled Universal Declaration of Human Rights was shown to the audience.

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11 Daily press briefing of the Office of Spokesman for Secretary General, 18 June 1998.

18. Stresses the importance of enhancing the public information capacity of the Department of Public Information in the field of peacekeeping operations and its role in the selection process of spokespersons for United Nations peacekeeping operations or missions, and, in this regard, encourages the Department to second spokespersons who have the necessary skills for fulfilling the tasks of the operations or missions

The Information Officer will assist the Spokesman in undertaking public information activities of UNMOT targeted at the local population of Tajikistan, which will include regular television and radio programmes, publishing of newsletters and articles in local newspapers and press releases, as well as organizing press conferences and contacting press representatives.

His office also organized 27 press conferences given by the Secretary General at Headquarters and abroad, 82 press briefings by Member States, 150 press conferences by senior officials and 11 background briefings.

23.11 The subprogramme will be implemented primarily by the News and Media Division, supported by the Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary General and, away from Headquarters, by the United Nations information centres and services, information components and regional hubs, where applicable.

This information is also communicated to the Spokesman for the Secretary General in New York for dissemination to the press corps at Headquarters.

The transcripts of press conferences given by the Spokesman for the Secretary General, together with news bulletins, press releases and the newly created electronic mail service, were a valuable information resource for national news agencies.

75. Several of the panellists were also individually interviewed by the media.

II. Statement by the Assistant Secretary General for Public Information at the opening of the nineteenth session of the Committee on Information

Every mission has a public information officer (PIO) who functions as the mission spokesperson and provides a link between the mission and the international and local media.

In referring to the latter centre, one speaker noted that United Nations information centres should report on the positive developments in the areas they served.

In referring to the latter centre, one speaker noted that United Nations information centres should report on positive developments in the areas they served.

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The Spokesman will be responsible for the expanded public information activities of UNMOT targeted at the local population of Tajikistan, which will include producing regular television and radio programmes, publishing newsletters and articles in local newspapers, issuing press releases, organizing press conferences and contacting press representatives.

In that regard, he noted the success of DPI in harnessing new information technologies.

For distribution of the texts of statements to the press, please see the information contained below.

37. Another speaker said that his delegation attached great significance to the activities of the United Nations information centres and information components in countries with economies in transition.

His publicist Michelle Bega confirmed this news to a USA Today reporter.

He thanked the Department of Public Information for its understanding and the efforts made to reactivate that centre.

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72. Information centres helped attract high visibility coverage for the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, reaching large audiences through television and radio programmes, newspaper supplements, press conferences, seminars, lectures, competitions, information fairs and rallies.

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Waters' statement quickly drew criticism online, including from former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer.

During the past year (July 2004 through June 2005), the Spokesman held 243 press briefings.