Renewable energy: a thermo-solar power plant. Photo: World Bank/Dana Smillie INDIA–(ENEWSPF)–17 February 2015 – Welcoming India’s efforts to confront climate change, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change, Michael Bloomberg, said today that the country was incredibly well placed to capitalise on the benefits of renewable[Read More…]
Day: February 17, 2015
Most Pressing Goal for Iraq Remains Defeating ISIL, Says Outgoing UN Envoy
Nickolay Mladenov delivers his final briefing as the UN Special Representative for Iraq. UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 February 2015 – Delivering his final briefing as the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Nickolay Mladenov today stressed to the Security Council the optimism he feels for the[Read More…]
Ukraine: UN Security Council Endorses Minsk Ceasefire, Calls on Parties to Fully Implement Truce
UNDP experts are selecting sites for social care restoration as part of a UNDP and Government of Japan project in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine. Photo: UNDP Ukraine NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 February 2015 – The United Nations Security Council today adopted a resolution endorsing the 13-point accord on ending[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Rep. Quigley, MWRD and Ald. Laurino Announce Funding Secured for Albany Park Storm Water Tunnel
Construction on Critically Needed Drainage Improvement to Commence Summer 2015; Additional $10 Million in Funding Secured for Homeowners Who Suffered Damage in 2013 Floods CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Rep. Quigley, Ald. Laurino and officials from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MRWD) today announced the City has secured the[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces $10 Million Private Investment, Tripling One Summer Chicago Plus Youth Job Opportunities
City of Chicago’s and Inner City Youth Empowerment’s Investment Will Provide 5,000 Job Opportunities to Reduce Youth Violence Through Proven Program CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that Inner City Youth Empowerment, LLC will invest $10 million over two years in the City of Chicago’s summer employment violence[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Civil Rights Conference to Feature Discussions on Justice Then and Now
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2015. Roosevelt University will host a major two-day conference on civil rights being held from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20-21 at 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Civil rights movement veterans from around the country will be on hand to share recollections of the[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Calls for Higher Ed Funding Revolution
JOHNSON, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2015 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), speaking today at Johnson State College, called for a “revolution” in the way higher education is funded in the United States. He proposed tuition-free courses for freshmen and sophomores at all public colleges and universities. He also called for reforms[Read More…]
United States Provides $125 Million to the World Food Program for the Syria Crisis
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2015. Increasing its commitment to help those affected by the crisis in Syria, the United States is providing an additional $125 million in humanitarian assistance to the UN World Food Program (WFP), which feeds nearly six million Syrians and refugees from Syria every month. The announcement was[Read More…]
Russian National Charged in Largest Known Data Breach Prosecution Extradited to United States
Defendant Brought From Netherlands After Fighting Extradition for Over Two Years Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 17, 2015. A Russian national appeared in federal court in Newark today after being extradited from the Netherlands to face charges that he conspired in the largest international hacking and data breach scheme ever prosecuted in the[Read More…]
In Milestone for Sentencing Reform, Attorney General Holder Announces Record Reduction in Mandatory Minimums Against Nonviolent Drug Offenders
New Data Revealed by Justice Department Shows Rate at Which Feds Pursued Mandatory Minimum Penalties in Drug Trafficking Cases Has Hit Record Low; In One of His Final Speeches Before Stepping Down, Holder Lauds Progress In Sentencing Reform Initiative He Launched in ‘13 Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 17, 2015. In a major[Read More…]
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