Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 11:30 A.M. EDT.Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) today began injecting nitrogen into the containment vessel of reactor 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Nitrogen, an inert gas, is used in reactor containment vessels to stabilize the atmosphere and prevent ignition[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–6 April 2011 – The office of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) today said it may open investigations into the “widespread and systematic” killings in Côte d’Ivoire, including the reported mass murder of civilians, saying it is gathering information on alleged crimes by all parties to[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–6 April 2011 – United Nations staff, led by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, today mourned the loss of at least 40 of their colleagues who perished in the line of duty over the past week with a wreath-laying ceremony at the world body’s Headquarters in New York. Since last Wednesday,[Read More…]

BELGIUM—(ENEWSPF)—5 April 2011.  Participating in today’s briefing are NATO Spokesperson Oana Lungescu, joined by Brigadier General Mark van Uhm, Chief of Allied Operations, Allied Command Operations (SHAPE). Oana Lungescu (NATO Spokesperson): The North Atlantic Council met this morning . Nations were given a detailed update from the Commander of Operation[Read More…]

Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–6 April 2011 – UPDATE 15:15 UTC. Japanese authorities have informed the IAEA that TEPCO has been authorized to begin injection of nitrogen into the primary containment vessel (PCV) of Unit 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Injection of nitrogen is intended to displace oxygen inside the[Read More…]

Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–6 April 2011 – UPDATE 8:15 UTC. Leakage of Highly Contaminated Water into Sea According to Japanese authorities, the leak of highly contaminated water from the cable storage pit located next to the Unit 2 inlet point at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has stopped as of 20:38 UTC[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–5 April 2011 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire reported today that it has received telephone calls from the heads of forces loyal to former leader Laurent Gbagbo stating that their soldiers have been instructed to stop fighting and hand in their weapons to the UN.[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–5 April 2011 – In a solemn ceremony held in Kabul and repeated at each of the 22 regional and provincial United Nations offices across Afghanistan, UN staff paid tribute today to the colleagues who lost their lives on Friday when they were killed by a mob of protesters[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011 – 10:06 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Morning, everyone. Welcome to this morning’s gaggle. Just a couple of quick points. I’ll try to keep this tight. We obviously have a lot going on today here at the White House, and I want to be able to get[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011 – 2:02 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Good afternoon. As many of you know, this morning I had a meeting with Speaker Boehner, Leader Reid, as well as the two appropriations chairs, Inouye and Rogers, to discuss the situation with last year’s budget, and I[Read More…]