NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 April 2011 – Unless a major effort is undertaken to replenish food stocks in Libya the country is at risk of a major food crisis within the next two months, a senior United Nations official warned today. Daly Belgasami of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said that[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 April 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appealed for restraint after more violent clashes during protests in the Yemeni capital reportedly left 12 people dead and several hundred wounded. The clashes that erupted yesterday during demonstrations in Sana’a are the latest incident in the unrest that has gripped[Read More…]

ST. LOUIS–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined leaders from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state and local officials, and more than three million Americans across the central United States to participate in the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut—the largest-ever,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. At 10:50 a.m. this morning, President Obama spoke via telephone with Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate to discuss the continuing federal disaster relief efforts for areas affected by the devastating severe storms and tornadoes that have impacted[Read More…]

Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–28 April 2011 — UPDATE 18:00 UTC. Presentation: → Summary of Reactor Status 1. Current situation Overall, the situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant remains very serious, but there are signs of recovery in some functions, such as electrical power and instrumentation. Changes to Fukushima Daiichi plant status[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2011 – 6:05 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  So today was a fun day.  (Laughter.)  I wasn’t — nobody checked my ID at the door.  (Laughter.)  But it was also a serious day because part of what happened this morning was me trying to remind the press and[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011.  SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 429,000, an increase of 25,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 404,000. The 4-week moving average was 408,500, an increase of 9,250 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2011 – 3:30 P.M. EDT.  BRIEFING VIA CONFERENCE CALL MR. VIETOR:  Hey, everybody, thanks for getting on today.  We wanted to do a call with you this afternoon to give you a background briefing from a senior administration official on some personnel announcements the President will make[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2011.  MS. FULTON: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Department of State. I’m very pleased today to introduce Ambassador Gene Cretz, our Ambassador to Libya, who’s going to talk to you about recent developments in Libya. Without further ado, I’ll turn it over to Ambassador Cretz. AMBASSADOR[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 April 2011 – A three-member international panel arrived in Libya today to begin a United Nations-ordered inquiry into the violence and human rights abuses in the North African country since forces supporting Muammar al-Qadhafi began a crackdown against protesters earlier this year. The team, led by Professor Cherif[Read More…]