NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 May 2011. The top United Nations official in Iraq has strongly condemned this morning’s deadly terrorist bombings that targeted police officers in the country’s northern city of Kirkuk. Media reports say at least 27 people were killed and dozens of others were injured as a result of three[Read More…]
Day: May 19, 2011
Sudan: UN Envoy Demands Immediate Release of Staff Detained in Darfur
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 May 2011. The head of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today called for the immediate and unconditional release of two civilian members of staff arrested by Sudanese authorities. In a meeting with staff, Ibrahim Gambari, the UN-AU Joint Representative and head of UNAMID,[Read More…]
UN Middle East Envoy Urges Mutual Trust to End ‘Paralysis’ in Peace Process
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 May 2011. The widespread calls for political change across North Africa and the Middle East will have an impact on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, a senior United Nations official said today, voicing concern that no credible initiative exists to end the impasse in talks aimed[Read More…]
NOAA Hurricane Outlook Indicates an Above-Normal Atlantic Season
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. The Atlantic basin is expected to see an above-normal hurricane season this year, according to the seasonal outlook issued by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center – a division of the National Weather Service. Across the entire Atlantic Basin for the six-month season, which begins June 1, NOAA[Read More…]
NOAA Predicts Below Normal Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center today announced that climate conditions point to a below normal hurricane season in the Eastern Pacific this year. The outlook calls for a 5 percent probability of an above normal season, a 25 percent probability of a near normal season and a[Read More…]
NOAA Expects a Below Normal Central Pacific Hurricane Season
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center today announced that projected climate conditions point to a below normal hurricane season in the Central Pacific Basin this year. NOAA issued its outlook at a news conference today to urge Hawaii residents to be fully prepared for the onset of[Read More…]
FACT SHEET: ‘A Moment of Opportunity’ in the Middle East and North Africa
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. “So we face an historic opportunity. We have embraced the chance to show that America values the dignity of the street vendor in Tunisia more than the raw power of the dictator. There must be no doubt that the United States of America welcomes change[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Middle East and North Africa
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011 – 12:15 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you. Please, have a seat. Thank you very much. I want to begin by thanking Hillary Clinton, who has traveled so much these last six months that she is approaching[Read More…]
IL Unemployment Rate Falls 15th Time to 8.7 Percent
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell for the 15th consecutive month, dropping 0.1 to 8.7 percent in April, according to preliminary data released today by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. This is the lowest unemployment rate since February 2009 when it was 8.6 percent. The national[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Human Services Redeploy Illinois Initiative Saves State Millions
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2011. The Illinois Department of Human Services’(IDHS) Redeploy Illinois initiative released the 2010 Cost Benefit Analysis Data. The statistics reveal significant reductions in the number of juveniles committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). Redeploy Illinois was implemented in 2005 in order to provide financial support to[Read More…]
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