Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2011. Earlier today, the President met with newly appointed Special Envoy for Sudan Ambassador Princeton Lyman at the White House. The meeting comes at a critical time with only 99 days remaining before the end of the interim period of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. The President expressed[Read More…]
Day: April 1, 2011
Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the Attack on the United Nations Compound in Mazar-i-Sharif
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–1 April 2011. The statement that follows is attributed to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. On behalf of NATO, I strongly condemn the attack that took place on the UN compound in Mazar-i-Sharif today, in which a number of UN staff were killed. I express my deepest condolences to the families[Read More…]
UN Chief Condemns Deadly Attack Against Staff in Northern Afghanistan
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 April 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned today’s attack in northern Afghanistan in which a group of demonstrators entered a United Nations compound and killed at least seven people, including a number of UN staff members. The attack took place at an operations centre for the[Read More…]
Minor Radiation Spreads From Japan as UN Chief Urges Stronger Nuclear Safeguards
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 April 2011 – Radioactive material from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan is gradually spreading into the global atmosphere, but at extremely low concentrations that do not present health hazards, the United Nations reported today, as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for “solid” safeguards for nuclear safety.[Read More…]
Statement of Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis on March Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2011. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the March 2011 Employment Situation report released today: “Our nation’s labor market improved notably in the month of March. Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 216,000, and the unemployment rate decreased to 8.8 percent. Over the last[Read More…]
New Fishing Hooks Protect Bluefin Tuna in Gulf of Mexico But Allow Catch of Yellowfin Tuna and Swordfish
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2011 James Barbour, NOAA fishing gear researcher, holds a swordfish. (Credit: NOAA) NOAA’s Fisheries Service will require commercial fishermen who fish for yellowfin tuna, swordfish and other species with longlines in the Gulf of Mexico to use a new type of hook, called a weak hook, designed[Read More…]
Traffic Fatalities in 2010 Drop to Lowest Level in Recorded History
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2011. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the number and rate of traffic fatalities in 2010 fell to the lowest levels since 1949, despite a significant increase in the number of miles Americans drove during the year. “Last year’s drop in traffic fatalities is welcome[Read More…]
Libya: Doctors Without Borders Reiterates Calls for Urgent, Unhindered Access to Wounded
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–April 1 – As the conflict continues in Libya, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is pursuing a variety of measures to assist people affected by the violence in the western part of country, regardless of their affiliation or origin. To date, the organization has[Read More…]
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Situation – March 2011
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 1, 2011. Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 216,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, health care, leisure and hospitality, and mining. Employment in manufacturing continued to trend[Read More…]
IEMA Highlights Earthquake Preparedness in April
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2011. Nearly 60,000 Illinois residents have already registered to participate in a multi-state earthquake drill in April, and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is encouraging even more groups and individuals to join in “The Great Central U.S. ShakeOut” on April 28. The drill coincides with IEMA’s annual[Read More…]
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