WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2010. Today, a core group of finance ministers from the United States, Canada, Spain and South Korea, as well as the leadership of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, met at the U.S. Department of the Treasury to announce an initial contribution of $880 million for a new[Read More…]
Day: April 22, 2010
Treasury Secretary Geithner Remarks at the Announcement on International Commitment to Fight Global Hunger and Poverty
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2010. The following remarks are attributable to Treasury Secretary Geithner: We have just concluded an important meeting to launch the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program. My thanks to Bill Gates, Minister Flaherty, Minister Salgado, Minister Yoon, President Zoellick and Minister Muhith for being here today. I[Read More…]
Wood Burning Stoves Recalled by SCAN Andersen Due to Injury Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: SCAN Andersen 10 Wood Burning Stove Units: About 200 Importer:[Read More…]
BP Initiates Response to Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2010. BP today activated an extensive oil spill response in the US Gulf of Mexico following the fire and subsequent sinking of the Transocean Deepwater Horizon drilling rig 130 miles south-east of New Orleans. BP is assisting Transocean in an assessment of the well and subsea blow out[Read More…]
DOT Denies Requests for Waiver of Tarmac Delay Rule
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2010. The U.S. Department of Transportation today denied the requests of five airlines for a temporary exemption from the new rule limiting tarmac delays. As a result, all U.S. carrier flights covered by the rule will be subject to its terms effective April 29. “Passengers on flights[Read More…]
New Program to Help Small Businesses Compete for Government Contracts
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2010. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a new bonding education program aimed at helping qualified small and disadvantaged businesses compete for government contracting opportunities. In collaboration with the Surety and Fidelity Association of America (SFAA), the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged[Read More…]
UN and Partners Launch Online Tool to Monitor Funds for Haiti’s Reconstruction
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 April 2010 – The United Nations and the Haitian Government have launched an online portal to promote the efficient use of the more than $9 billion pledged by donors to help the country recover from January’s devastating earthquake. The Haitian Platform for Public Investment will help hold donors[Read More…]
Israeli Easing of Gaza Blockade Painfully Insufficient, Senior UN Official Says
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 April 2010 – The recent easing of some Israeli restrictions on the entry of goods into Gaza is welcome but infinitesimal when compared to the needs of the 1.5 million Palestinians living there, the top United Nations official in the Strip said today. “[It is] a drop in[Read More…]
UN Sounds Alarm About Escalating Political Tensions in Thai Capital
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 April 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced concern about the ongoing political stand-off in Thailand, where several dozen people have died this month in clashes between anti-Government protesters and police on the streets of the capital, Bangkok. “The Secretary-General is very concerned about the continuing stand-off and[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton With Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet After Their Meeting
Tallinn, Estonia—(ENEWSPF)—April 22, 2010. FOREIGN MINISTER PAET: (In Estonian.) SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, and I am delighted to be back in Tallinn. I want to thank the foreign minister for his hospitality and his warm welcome. It was certainly a touch-and-go decision as we watched with great concern[Read More…]
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