Last week, President Obama gave an important economic speech about his goal for the US to double our exports over the next five years. Get this right, and we’re talking about two million good jobs making stuff here and selling it to other countries. The President announced a set of initiatives that will help our […]
Delegation Describes Recent Steps to Further Strengthen Protections; Experts? Concerns: Use of Tasers, Disproportionate Number of Maori in Prison While affirming his country?s ?unique but robust constitutional structure?, which afforded opportunities for engagement with human rights protections across all Government institutions and among all citizens, the Minister of Justice of New Zealand, addressing a panel […]
“After over a year of debate, the final package is only days away from getting the up-or-down vote Americans deserve” – so said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius after another step forward in the House Budget Committee yesterday. As we move closer to reform, though, we want to make sure you have every opportunity to get […]
The United Nations Disarmament Commission, ahead of its 2010 substantive session slated for 29 March to 16 April, today elected Jean-Francis Régis Zinsou (Benin) as Chair, who urged that members ?look at the future with a positive spirit?. ?The 2010 international disarmament calendar has a number of important events, including the Non-Proliferation Treaty review in May,? said […]
Download: Rectangular (630px by 303px) | Square (389px by 354px) If you’re an American under the age of 65, there’s roughly a 50/50 chance that you will find yourself without coverage at some point in the next decade.[Source] President Obama first highlighted this staggering figure in a weekly address from this past September and detailed […]
With only five years left until the 2015 deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for the adoption of a global action agenda for accelerating progress towards the Goals, when world leaders meet for a United Nations summit in New York, from 20 to 22 September. ?We must not […]
This Sunshine Week, as we join individuals and organizations across the country in recognizing the vital importance of openness in government, we wanted to look back on the many areas where we have opened government up and let the sunshine in—and also look forward to how we will build on our efforts so far to […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: It is with deep sorrow that I announce the death of Takahisa Kawakami, my Deputy Special Representative for Security Sector Support and Rule of Law of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT). Mr. Kawakami passed away overnight in his […]
Today, comprehensive health reform came one step closer to becoming a reality. This afternoon, the House Budget Committee voted to advance the legislation to the next phase in the process. After over a year of debate, the final package is only days away from getting the up-or-down vote Americans deserve. This is good news for […]
NEW YORK, 15 March (Department of Economic and Social Affairs) ‑‑ The well-integrated system of buses, subways and trains in Seoul, capital of the Republic of Korea, will highlight the health, economic and quality-of-life benefits of a sustainable public transport system during a meeting in that city on 16‑17 March. At a time when more people […]
