Oct 2, 2015
News, United Nations
air strikes, Celebrities, celebrity, Civil War, John Kerry, Kerry, Middle East, non-terrorist organizations, Politics, Quartet meeting, Russian Federation, Secretary of State, Sergey V. Lavrov, targeting ISIL, terrorist cells, terrorist threats, UN, united nations, United States, Vitaly I. Churkin, Young People
Stephanie Zawalski/Europa Newswire October 1, 2015 UNITED NATIONS — Yesterday the Security Council met regarding counter terrorism in the Middle East and North Africa . The council focused largely on the Syrian crisis and near solidarity could be heard in favor of a political, over a military solution. Sergey Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, solidified the Russian position, agreeing that their must be a political solution, but making it clear that the only way they see an end to the terrorism overwhelming the region is by working with the Syrian government including president Bashar al-Assad. Secretary [Read More]
May 11, 2015
Security Council, United Nations
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Reporter: Follow up on that? One question? Thanks. Appreciate it. One issue that has arisen that may not even need to wait for an investigation is that the Central African Republic says that they were never told of this, and given that these were their citizens, I wonder if you—does the U.S. think that when the UN system becomes aware of charges such as these, that the host country should be told? There’s also this issue, in the UN Dispute Tribunal ruling, that the Under Secretary General of Peacekeeping was reported, and the UN didn’t seem to dispute it, to [Read More]
May 10, 2015
Celebrities, News
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Gyalwang Drukpa Need Help for the Victims of the Nepal Quake. Second Avenue, New York, USA, May 08 2015 – His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa Visiting South-South News for a Press Conference on the Earthquake in Nepal. On the Photo: Gyalwang Drukpa and Ambassador Francis Lorenzo, President of the South-South News Credit: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire Philippe Lazzarini, Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia. United Nations, New York, USA, May 08 2015 – Philippe Lazzarini, Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, briefs journalists on the situation the country. On the Photo: Philippe Lazzarini and DPI Credit: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire. US Ambassador Samantha Power Press Conference on Burundi United [Read More]