Oct 9, 2017
News, United Nations
Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Beatrice Fihn, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, EuropaNewswire, Executive Director, Geneva-based ICAN, human rights, IAEA, ICAN, Iran, Luiz Ribeiro, New York, Security Council, UN, united nations, United States, US government, USA
United Nations – NY – OCTOBER 9, 2017 – The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), winner of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, held a press conference at UN headquarters, sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Austria to the UN. Beatrice Fihn (centre), Executive Director of ICAN, addresses journalists. She is flanked by Tim Wright (left), Asia-Pacific Director of ICAN; and Ray Acheson, Director of Reaching Critical Will and advocate with ICAN. Brazilian Ambassador Mauro Vieira is pictured at Left, Costa Rica Ambassador Juan Carlos Mendoza García is pictured at right. (Luiz C. Ribeiro/Europa Newswire) United Nations, October [Read More]
Aug 25, 2017
News, United Nations
Ambassador, Hizbollah, IAEA, illegal weapons, Iran, Lebanon, Nikki Haley, nuclear accord, Nuclear Bombs, Nukes, President Maduro, UN, UN inspectors, UNIFIL, united nations, United States, Venezuelan sanctions, Yukiya Amano
United Nations, New York, USA, August 25 2017 – Nikki Haley United States Ambassador to the UN, addresses the press on Her visit to the IAEA today at the UN Headquarters in New York. Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire United Nations, August 25 2017 – United States ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was “not doing its job effectively” describing its commander’s position on Hizbollah’s arms in the south as “an embarrassing lack of understanding on what is going on around him.” Speaking to reporters in New York today, Haley said UNIFIL [Read More]
