Aug 15, 2014
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Abdelkader Abbadi, General Assembly, innovation, Le Maroc Independant 1956 – 1960, Mister Abbadi, Moroccan independence, Mr. Abbadi, press room, religion, Secretariat Building, Security Council, Six-Day War, Spokesperson
Legendary UN Correspondent talks about education, religion and innovation by La Shawn Pagán Much has changed at the United Nations since the 1960’s, the most recent is the newly rebuilt Secretariat Building, which houses the International and UN press corps that has seen the faces of dozens of journalists who have come and gone. The few things that never change however, is that Abdelkader Abbadi will be there at the press conferences asking the hardest questions most correspondents usually hesitate to ask. With smooth confidence Abbadi will sit at the Second row of spokesperson for the Secretary General’s press room, [Read More]
Aug 15, 2014
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Ban Ki-moon, ceasefire, Gaza, Gaza conflict, hamas, idf, innocent civilians, israel, noon briefing, Political, Secretary-General, UN, UN facilities, united nations
Ceasefire in Gaza not enough for UN’s Secretary General By La Shawn Pagán Although the recent ceasefire in Gaza is the longest to date, the UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon says that’s not enough. “I strongly hope that a durable ceasefire will be reached soon,” said Ban to members of the press at the United Nations Headquarters in New York at the daily noon briefing on Tuesday. “We must use this cessation of hostilities to address urgent humanitarian needs – the toll of death and destruction is staggering.” Preliminary information reports that nearly 2000 Palestinians have been killed – a [Read More]
Aug 15, 2014
News, Secretary General, United Nations
Ban Ki-moon, Ebola, Ebola Crises, Margaret Chan, Political, Secretary-General, UN, united nations, WHO, World Health Organization
Ebola outbreak a global health emergency-WHO By La Shawn Pagán The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the recent Ebola outbreak that has claimed an estimated of 1,848 lives to be a global public emergency. As numbers escalate, the organization gave the green light to test the experimental serum on patients who tested positive for the fateful disease. “A coordinated international response is deemed essential to stop and reverse the international spread of Ebola,” said the Director-General of the WHO Margaret Chan in Geneva. “Countries affected to date, simply don’t have the capacity to manage an outbreak of this scale [Read More]
