Watch on YouTube President Barack Obama makes remarks in the Press Briefing Room at the White House, Oct. 16, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Last night, President Obama signed legislation to reopen our government and pay our bills. “Because Democrats and responsible Republicans came together, the first government shutdown in 17 years […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited Washington, D.C., on Sunday, 13 October, where he spoke at the annual meeting of the International Development Finance Club. He said climate change is the single greatest threat to sustainable development; but at the same time, addressing climate change is one of our greatest opportunities. With enlightened action, we […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Brunei Darussalam mid-morning on Thursday, 10 October, after flying from Budapest through Frankfurt and Singapore. The Secretary-General spent most of the rest of the day at the venue of the summit meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), where he […]
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Food Day, observed on 16 October: Every day, more than 840 million people go hungry in a world of plenty. This fact alone should be cause for moral outrage and concerted action. Yet the challenge extends far deeper. Two billion people suffer from the “hidden hunger” of […]
Today, President Obama presented the Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Captain William Swenson. Last month, the United States Army released a remarkable piece of video. It’s from the combat helmet cameras of a Medevac helicopter crew in Afghanistan. It’s shaky and grainy, but it takes us to the frontlines that our troops face every […]
On Monday, the President traveled to Martha’s Table, a local food pantry, to thank the many furloughed federal employees who have spent time during the government shutdown volunteering for charities and non-profits. In a brief statement, he lauded their commitment to public service, noting: “They're here contributing and giving back to the community, and I […]
In this week’s address, President Obama discussed his meetings with members of Congress of both parties and the ongoing effort to reopen the government and remove the danger of default from our economy. The President urged Congress to pass a budget, put people back to work, and end this shutdown. In his message, the President […]
This week, the President continued to call for the House to reopen the government — by passing a continuing resolution — and avoid an economic shutdown, by raising the debt limit. That's October 4th to October 10th or "The Shutdown Edition: Week Two." Fonte: White House
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, observed on 17 October: This year’s observance of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty comes as the international community is pursuing twin objectives: intensifying efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and formulating the next set […]
At a time of progress for women’s right alongside the emergence of devastating new forms of violence against women, consolidating inter-agency efforts to make more of an impact on the ground was the next forward step, the Head of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) said at a […]
