Sep 29, 2015
News, United Nations
Ban Ki-moon, Central Africa, China, Climate Change, election rigging, ENW_23, General Assembly, human suffering, Iran, Kurd militia, Manhattan, New York City, peacekeeping efforts, Politics, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, SG, Syria, Turkey, united nations, United States, War, Xi Jinping
Stephanie Zawalski/Europa Newswire September, 28th 2015 UNITED NATIONS — The 70th session of the General Assembly kicked off the General Debates today which will continue through October 2nd. In his opening statement to the General Assembly, the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, pleaded for financial assistance from the world’s developed countries, stating that $20 billion is necessary in order to meet this year’s need for humanitarian aid, “We are not receiving enough money to save enough lives.” He cited the massive budget gaps for several of the UN’s efforts including those in Iraq, South Sudan and Yemen which he [Read More]
Jul 31, 2015
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Photos: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire United Nations, July 30 2015 Recognizing that wild animals and plants are an “irreplaceable part of the natural systems of the Earth,” the United Nations General Assembly today urged its Member States to take decisive steps to prevent, combat and eradicate the illegal trade in wildlife, “on both the supply and demand sides.” Through the new resolution, the Assembly expressed serious concern over the steady rise in the level of rhino poaching and the alarmingly high levels of killings of elephants in Africa, which threaten those species with local extinction and, in some cases, with global extinction. [Read More]
Jul 26, 2015
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Photo by: Yvone Varela/EuropaNewswire JACKSON HEIGHTS(QUEENS), New York, USA, July 26 2015 — ( By Albin Lohr-Jones/EuropaNewswire ) – Thousands of Colombian-Americans and New Yorkers of all backgrounds converged on Queens today to celebrate the 15th Annual Colombian Independence Day Parade. The parade, a popular summer event in the ethnically-rich borough, drew dozens of participating groups from Colombian communities throughout the Metro area, members of the diplomatic corps, local politicians including City Comptroller Scott Stringer, and numerous Colombian celebrities. The parade is convened annually to mark the anniversary of Colombia’s Declaration of Independence on July 20th, 1810 which established a [Read More]
