NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–30 April 2010 – Two years after Cyclone Nargis left 2.4 million people in need of emergency food, housing and other forms of critical assistance, the United Nations aid coordinator in Myanmar said today that just a quarter of the pledged funds have come in and the gap threatens[Read More…]
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New Treaty to Combat Illicit Arms Trafficking Crucial for Central Africa, Says UN
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–30 April 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today exhorted ministers from Central African nations to work towards adopting a legal instrument to combat illicit arms trafficking, a move that will help reduce violence and bring peace and security to countries in the sub-region. “The link between arms trafficking and[Read More…]
UN-Backed Tribunal Denies Appeal for Release of Three Khmer Rouge Leaders
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–30 April 2010 – The United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia dealing with mass killings and other crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge three decades ago today dismissed appeals by three of the regime’s leaders to release them from provisional detention ahead of their trials. The pre-trial chamber of the[Read More…]
Crisis Persists in Pakistan’s Swat Valley Despite Return of Many Displaced – UN
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–30 April 2010 – The effects of the humanitarian crisis sparked by the military offensive against insurgents in north-western Pakistan a year ago persist despite the return of most of the two million people who fled their homes because of the conflict, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.[Read More…]
Nepal’s Peace Process Entering ‘Difficult Phase,’ UN Envoy Cautions
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–30 April 2010 – The top United Nations official in Nepal today voiced concern that planned Maoist demonstrations tomorrow could result in violence as she warned that the country’s peace process has reached a “difficult phase.” The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) has announced that its May Day[Read More…]
Candidate for Oregon Governor Says ‘It Might Be’ a Good Idea to Tax and Regulate Marijuana
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2010. In a live televised debate Wednesday night between Oregon’s two Democratic candidates for governor, one — former Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury — said he thinks “it might be” a good idea to legalize and tax marijuana like we do alcohol. While his complete statement[Read More…]
Illinois Weekly H1N1 Activity Information Estimates, April 30, 2010
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2010. Illinois H1N1 CumulativeVaccine Allocation*(As of April 30, 2010) Allocated 4,105,200 Ordered 3,588,800 Shipped 3,584,620 * The above table represents H1N1 vaccine allocation for the 10 million people in Illinois who live outside the city of Chicago. Chicago receives an H1N1 vaccine allotment for its3 million residents[Read More…]
H1N1 Flu: Situation Update, April 30, 2010
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2010. Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView. During the week of April 18-24, 2010, nationally all key flu indicators declined from the previous week. Overall, influenza activity is[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation–Jewish American Heritage Month, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2010. In 1883, the Jewish American poet Emma Lazarus composed a sonnet, entitled “The New Colossus,” to help raise funds for erecting the Statue of Liberty. Twenty years later, a plaque was affixed to the completed statue, inscribed with her words: “Give me your tired, your poor,[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Mining Tragedy in Kentucky
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2010. “I am deeply saddened by the loss of two miners in Kentucky, and my thoughts and prayers are with the loved ones they left behind. As I said after the tragedy in West Virginia, I refuse to accept any number of miner deaths as simply the[Read More…]
