New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2011– MTV and mtvU, MTV’s 24-hour college network, are teaming up with George Clooney and the Satellite Sentinel Project– along with Not on Our Watch, the Enough Project, Google, the United Nations UNITAR Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT), the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, and Trellon, LLC[Read More…]
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White House Press Briefing by Robert Gibbs, January 5, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2011 – 12:51 P.M. EST Q Where’s the cake? Q It’s a standing-room crowd here. MR. GIBBS: I noticed such a thing, and many cameras, and I see a number of Christmas ties as well. Fire away. Q Can you tell us a bit more — in[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Departure of Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2011. “For the last six years, Robert has been a close friend, one of my closest advisers and an effective advocate from the podium for what this administration has been doing to move America forward. I think it’s natural for him to want to step back, reflect[Read More…]
Sudan: UN in Final Push to Deliver Ballots for Independence Referendum in South
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 January 2011 – With preparations for next week’s independence referendum in Southern Sudan in their final stages, the United Nations is seeking to ensure that every last voter in the more than four-million-strong electorate will have a ballot, no matter how remote and inaccessible the location. A helicopter[Read More…]
UN Chief Condemns Assassination of Provincial Governor in Pakistan
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 January 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the assassination today of the governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province, Salman Taseer. In a statement issued early Tuesday by his spokesperson, the Secretary-General also described Mr. Taseer as a “prominent leader whose death is a loss for Pakistan,” and[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, January 4, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2011. INDEX: COTE D’IVOIRE Communiqué Issued by African Union and ECOWAS on Situation in Cote d’Ivoire / President Gbagbo’s Promise to Life Blockade / U.S. Continues to Support Ongoing Diplomatic Efforts / No Resolution Should Include a Power-sharing Arrangement / Results of Election were Clear / President[Read More…]
Darfur: UN-African Mission Protects Thousands Displaced by Recent Clashes
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 January 2011 – The joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region (UNAMID) is maintaining “a robust presence on the ground” to ensure the safety of thousands of people displaced by recent clashes. In an update on the fighting that erupted last month between the[Read More…]
Readout of Secretary Napolitano’s Meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Top Israeli Officials
Jeruslaem–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2011. Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) Janet Napolitano today met bilaterally with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as Israeli Finance Minister Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich, to discuss the ongoing partnership between the United States and Israel, threats[Read More…]
Statement by Vice President Biden on the Departure of Chief of Staff Ron Klain
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2011. Vice President Joe Biden issued the following statement in response to the announcement by his chief of staff, Ron Klain, that Klain is leaving his post later in January: “For 25 years, Ron Klain has been my friend and advisor. As my chief of staff in[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to the Travel Pool Aboard Air Force One, January 4, 2011
En route to Andrews Air Force Base–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2011. January 3, 2011 10:00 P.M. HST THE PRESIDENT: Did you guys have a little bit of fun? Q Happy New Year. THE PRESIDENT: Happy New Year. I hope you guys had a little fun. At least one guy had the right[Read More…]
