President Bill Clinton adds his voice to the urgent need for reform: At last, we are close to making real health insurance reform a reality. We face one critical, final choice, between action and inaction. We know where the path of inaction leads to: more uninsured Americans, more families struggling to keep up with skyrocketing premiums, […]
Today, Vice President Biden is in Georgia to kick off over $2 billion in Recovery Act grants and loans to bring broadband to communities that currently have little or no access to the technology, all rolled out over the next 75 days. The initial $182 million investment announced today is for eighteen broadband projects benefiting seventeen states, […]
Congress is on the verge of an historic achievement for which the American people have been waiting for decades: The passage of real health insurance reform that will bring stability and security to Americans with insurance and provide affordable options to those who don’t. It will protect individuals and families from unfair and arbitrary insurance […]
Ed. Note: White House intern Andrew Mangino shares the story below. College students, recent graduates and veterans with a passion for public service are encouraged to apply for Summer 2010 internships. Visit the Internship Program website to learn more about the program and to apply. Something happened last week that I will never forget: I […]
In Briefing, Special Representative Cites Challenges Of Protecting Civilians while Supporting ?Indisciplined? Government Forces Progress in the coming year should allow the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) to hone its task of helping ensure the future stability of the vast central African country, Alan Doss, Special Representative of […]
The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia today decided to remove the name of the following individual from the list of individuals subject to the travel restrictions imposed by paragraph 4 (a) of resolution 1521 (2003) (the travel ban list) and the list of individuals and entities subject to […]
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks at the World Food Programme (WFP) ?Safe Stoves? event in Copenhagen today, 16 December: I am delighted to join you at this ?Safe Stoves? event, sponsored by WFP and several UN partners. We are here in Copenhagen to work for a global agreement that goes into effect immediately […]
The Security Council should immediately suspend United Nations support to military operations in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo until clear conditions were in place to ensure respect for international humanitarian law and the removal of commanders known to have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, a senior researcher with Human Rights Watch said […]
Following is a transcript of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s press conference held in New York today, 14 December 2009: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great pleasure to meet you in Conference Room 4. I understand that Room 226 is going to be renovated. I hope you will bear with this inconvenience for […]
Following is a transcript of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s press conference held in New York today, 14 December 2009: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great pleasure to meet you in Conference Room 4. I understand that Room 226 is going to be renovated. I hope you will bear with this inconvenience for […]
