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U.N. Secretary General's visit to UNHCR

Briefing notes

U.N. Secretary General's visit to UNHCR

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
26 January 1999

The High Commissioner and UNHCR staff are looking forward to welcoming U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to UNHCR Headquarters today. Before meeting separately with the High Commissioner and senior UNHCR managers, the Secretary-General will meet with UNHCR staff, from 16:00-16:30, in the lobby of our building. Press accredited to the UN Office in Geneva are welcome to join for this part of this visit (but there will be no opportunity for questions to be posed).