Stephane Dujarric
Stephane Dujarric
Stephane Dujarric de la Rivièreis the Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. He was appointed to this position on 19 February 2014. Dujarric had previously served as Spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan from 2005 to 2006 and then Deputy Communications Director for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon from 2006 to 2007...
communication letter press received reports seen studying yesterday
We've seen those press reports this morning. For now the letter that we have is the one we've received yesterday and that is all we have and we are studying that letter. But we have not received any other communication from them.
assembly certain dealing general issues lead obviously organs tension united
There is obviously a lot of tension right now between the General Assembly and other organs about who has the lead in dealing with certain issues here at the United Nations.
expresses families
The secretary-general expresses his condolences to the bereaved families and the respective governments.
council early likely report security
It is likely that the report will go to the Security Council as early as Friday.
assignment beirut proceed soon
He will proceed to Beirut to take up his assignment as soon as practicable.
member mutual rebuild seek spirit states together trust urges work
He urges member states to seek to work together to rebuild the spirit of mutual trust that underpins consensus.
caused commitment ending suffering thus urges violence
He urges that this commitment be honored, thus ending the violence which has caused so much suffering over so many years.
error rather toward urge
I would urge you to look toward unfortunate clerical error rather than to conspiracy.
fuse wiring
That's a big fuse. When the fuse blew, it welded some wiring together.
dealing exercising forces maximum restraint
U.N. forces are exercising maximum restraint in dealing with these attacks.
concern conveyed iraqi views
We've conveyed our views and concern to the Iraqi authorities.
audit department eight leave management members result special staff took
There is an audit being done of peacekeeping department management. As a result of that audit, which also took a look at the procurement department ... we have put eight staff members on special leave with pay.
concerns duty electoral framework meet speak talking text within
We've relayed our concerns to them and as I said, it's our duty to speak up to them when we think that the framework they're talking about doesn't meet electoral standards. When there is a contradiction on two different interpretations within one text that would become an issue.
urgency
There is a sense of urgency because it is so perilously late.