The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.**General Assembly
The Secretary-General will speak at the opening of the seventy-third session of the General …
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Note: A complete summary of today’s meeting will be available after its conclusion.Briefings
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