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Funding for C Company 28 Māori Battalion Memorial House
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 16:01:10 +1200 | New Zealand Government
The government is pleased to be contributing $500,000 towards the construction of a C Company 28 Māori Battalion Memorial House on land adjacent to the Tairawhiti Museum, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson announced today.More >>
Second Round of Mali’s Election Occurs without Incident
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 09:52:36 +1200 | UN News
The United Nations mission in Mali has reported that no major incidents occurred on Sunday during the second round of presidential elections, although heavy rains hampered the smooth conduct of voting operations in many parts of the country.More >>
Funding available for WWI commemorations
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:24:55 +1200 | New Zealand National Party
A total of $17 million is being made available to local communities to be part of New Zealand’s World War centenary commemorations which commence next year. Coromandel MP Scott Simpson is encouraging local organisations to submit applications for the ...More >>
Syria’s Palestinian camps controlled by Salafi-Jihadists
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 11:35:09 +1200 | Franklin Lamb
Jihadists are entering Syria at an accelerating pace, according to Syrian, UNWRA, and Palestinian officials as well as residents in the refugee camps here. For the now-estimated 7000 imported foreign fighters, Palestinian camps are seen as optimal ...More >>
Her Name Is Jody Williams
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 11:24:08 +1200 | David Swanson
Jody Williams' new book is called My Name Is Jody Williams: A Vermont Girl's Winding Path to the Nobel Peace Prize, and it's a remarkable story by a remarkable person. It's also a very well-told autobiography, including in the early childhood chapters ...More >>
Iraq: Car Bombings Claim Dozens of Lives during Eid Ul-Fitr
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 10:40:44 +1200 | UN News
A senior United Nations envoy has expressed shock and outrage at a series of coordinated bombings that targeted shopping areas and parks in Baghdad and other parts of Iraq as people were celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan.More >>
Mali: Preparations for Second Round of Presidential Election
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 10:38:16 +1200 | UN News
Ahead of Sunday’s presidential run-off, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) is assisting national electoral authorities in getting materials out to remote areas in the north.More >>
UN Envoy's Agenda to Help to Africa’s Great Lakes Region
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 10:35:49 +1200 | UN News
The United Nations Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa stressed that she has no other agenda than to help the people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighbouring countries to regain peace.More >>
Nagasaki Message: Need for Education on Nuclear Disarmament
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 10:33:10 +1200 | UN News
In his message to a ceremony marking the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed that the benefits of nuclear disarmament must be spread worldwide through education.More >>
China's Commitment to Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 12:24:55 +1200 | CTBTO Preparatory Commission
The Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Lassina Zerbo, met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his trip to China this week. Wang congratulated Zerbo on his assumption ...More >>
Daily Press Briefing - August 8, 2013
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 12:19:39 +1200 | US State Department
Secretary Kerry and Prime Minister Samaras had a productive meeting that highlighted the strength of the U.S.-Greek partnership. The Secretary recognized the difficult but essential reforms Greece is taking to restore market confidence and fuel economic ...More >>
Saudi Arabia's Contribution to UN Centre on Counterterrorism
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 12:15:43 +1200 | US State Department
We welcome and applaud today’s $100 million donation by His Majesty King Abdullah, on behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to the UN Centre on Counterterrorism (UNCCT). More >>
Daily Press Briefing - August 7, 2013
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 12:14:52 +1200 | US State Department
We would like to take a moment to remember the 1998 embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. As you know, today marks the 15th anniversary. We honor the memory of the 218 killed that day and nearly 5,000 people injured, including American, Kenyan, ...More >>
Time for U.S.-Iran Talks
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 11:30:46 +1200 | Alon Ben-Meir
A wide range of credible sources suggest that the election of Iran’s new president Hassan Rouhani presents a timely, if not momentous, opportunity to initiate direct talks between the US and Iran in an effort to peacefully resolve the conflict over ...More >>
Egypt: Bringing Al-Sisi down from the tree
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 11:28:15 +1200 | Samir Al Hijawi
A fool may throw a stone into a well but 100 sane people cannot remove it, says the proverb. To paraphrase its sentiments, a few crazy people can put Al-Sisi at the top of the tree but who can bring him down? This is a complex and serious question, ...More >>
Gordon Campbell on the smelter deal, Fonterra and Iran
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 10:40:39 +1200 | Gordon Campbell
Well, it does seem that about $30 million is the kind of pocket money that the government has readily at hand to throw at foreign corporates - at Warners over The Hobbit, and now at Rio Tinto over the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.More >>
$100 Million Saudi Contribution for UN Counter-Terrorism
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 10:26:41 +1200 | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his sincere gratitude to King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia for his announcement of a $100 million contribution for United Nations counter-terrorism efforts.More >>
Fifteenth Anniversary of East Africa Embassy Bombings
Thu, 8 Aug 2013 17:39:05 +1200 | US State Department
On the fifteenth anniversary of the U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, our thoughts and prayers are with the survivors and innocent victims of these cowardly attacks.More >>
15th Anniversary of the Embassy bombings in Kenya & Tanzania
Thu, 8 Aug 2013 17:28:30 +1200 | US State Department
Today marks the 15th anniversary of al-Qaeda’s terrorist attacks against the U.S. Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, which killed innocent Americans and Africans.More >>
Help celebrate infantry anniversary
Thu, 8 Aug 2013 16:01:40 +1200 | Wellington City Council
Come and help celebrate the 150th anniversary of 5/7 Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (5/7 RNZIR) this Saturday, 10 August. The regiment – comprised of 7th Wellington (City of Wellington’s Own) and Hawke’s Bay Battalion Group Charter – will parade ...More >>
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