Warsaw, Poland–(ENEWSPF)–17 March 2011.  Speech by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. President Komorowski, Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is indeed a great pleasure for me to be back in Warsaw. When I visited Warsaw one year ago a document was handed over to me. A document prepared by students, scholars and[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 March 2011 – The United Nations peacekeeping operation in Côte d’Ivoire expressed outrage today after armed forces allied to the defeated president Laurent Gbagbo shelled a market in a neighbourhood of the commercial capital, Abidjan, killing 25 to 30 people and wounding dozens more. The mission, known as[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 March 2011 – The Security Council today effectively authorized the use of force in Libya to protect civilians from attack, specifically in the eastern city of Benghazi, which Colonel Muammar Al-Qadhafi has reportedly said he will storm tonight to end a revolt against his regime. Acting under Chapter[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 March 2011 – From blankets to emergency communications equipment to technological expertise, United Nations agencies are rushing assistance to Japan to help cope with the multi-front disaster caused by last week’s devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant breakdown. The UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has already sent[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2011.   Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT U.S. Disturbed by Naming of Town Square in West Bank after Dalal Mughrabi PALESTINIANS/ISRAEL U.S. Wants to See Both Parties Return to Negotiations LIBYA Negotiations ongoing in New York/ Vote Scheduled for this Evening/ Aware it is an Urgent Situation[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2011 – 12:58 P.M. EDT.  Participating in today’s Press Briefing are Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Greg Jaczko and Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Poneman. MR. CARNEY:  Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone.  A lot of green out there — appreciate that, as a Carney. I would[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2011 – 3:35 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everyone.  Over the last several days, the American people have been both heartbroken and deeply concerned about the developments in Japan. We’ve seen an earthquake and tsunami render unimaginable — an unimaginable toll of death and destruction on[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2011.   Today, the Senate passed a short-term funding bill that avoids a government shutdown and gives Congress the time to find common ground on a measure to take us through the end of the fiscal year.  Continuing to fund our government in two or three week[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 March 2011 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting the right to freedom of expression today urged the authorities in Libya to respect human life and ensure that citizens are not denied their rights, notably the right of children to education in a safe[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2011.  Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today delivered remarks at the Annual U.S.-Mexico Congressional Border Issues Conference – highlighting the continued partnership between the United States and Mexico to ensure our mutual security while facilitating trade and travel along the Southwest border. “Security and prosperity are[Read More…]