New York, NY-(ENEWSPF)- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has established the United Nations Zika Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund to finance critical unfunded priorities in the response to the Zika outbreak. The Trust Fund provides a rapid, flexible and accountable platform to support a coordinated response from the United Nations system and[Read More…]
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Indigenous Peoples to Seek Measures for Preventing Conflict, Securing Peace, at Annual Forum, 9-20 May
New York, NY-(ENEWSPF)- More than 1,000 indigenous participants from all regions of the world are expected to attend the fifteenth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 9 to 20 May. The issues of peace and conflict, often relating to indigenous peoples’ lands,[Read More…]
All Sectors of Society Must Collaborate, Innovate, Invest to Fulfil Paris Agreement Goals, Secretary-General Tells Climate Action Summit
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at Climate Action 2016, in Washington, D.C., today: It is a great pleasure to be with you today. Just two weeks ago, 175 countries came to the United Nations to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change. Never before[Read More…]
FDA Investigates Listeria Outbreak Linked to Frozen Vegetables
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- What is the Problem and What is Being Done About It? The FDA, CDC and state and local officials are investigating a multi-state outbreak of listeriosis identified in March 2016. The CDC reports that eight people infected with the outbreak strains of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from[Read More…]
President Obama Grants Clemency to 58 Individuals in Federal Prison on Drug Offenses
Drug Policy Alliance: The President is Acting; Congress Must Step Up Too New York, NY-(ENEWSPF)- President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 58 people incarcerated in federal prison for drug offenses. This follows the commutation of 61 individuals on March 30, 2016, 95 people in December of 2015, 45 people[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell, Senator Feinstein Join Hundreds to Celebrate Three New California Desert National Monuments
Tucson, AZ-(ENEWSPF)- The Center for Biological Diversity, along with hundreds of local desert residents, elected officials, community and faith leaders, business owners, veterans and others, joined today with Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to celebrate three new national monuments that President Obama designated in the Southern California[Read More…]
Lawsuit Filed to Stop Riverside County From Swapping Protected Endangered Species Habitat for Degraded Mining Lands
Riverside, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Public-interest groups and concerned taxpayers filed a lawsuit today challenging Riverside County’s approval of a plan to trade away more than 40 acres of important habitat for endangered plants to a private developer — and receive only highly degraded mining lands in return. If the “swap” is finalized, the[Read More…]
Munchkin Recalls Latch Lightweight Pacifiers & Clips Due to Choking Hazard
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Recall Summary Name of product: LatchTM lightweight pacifiers and clips Hazard: The clip cover can detach from the pacifier’s clip, posing a choking hazard for young children. Recall Details Units About 180,000 Description This recall involves Munchkin’s Latch lightweight pacifiers and clips sold as a set. The pacifiers[Read More…]
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 5/5/2016
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- James S. Brady Press Briefing Room **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk. 1:00 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all. We’ve got a couple of quick comments at the top before we get to your questions. As we’ve[Read More…]
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Josh Earnest en route Flint, MI, 5/4/2016
Air Force One-(ENEWSPF)- Aboard Air Force One En Route Flint, Michigan 11:13 A.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Why don’t I just give you a little bit of a rundown on the day, and then we can go into your questions. The President is joined on the plane today by a couple[Read More…]
