Second Vice Minister Cho Tae-yul Meets with White House Deputy... (Ministry...
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea) 1. Second Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul, who is on a visit to Washington, D.C., the US, met with White House...
View ArticleSyria Should Not Cost Turkey Its Peace With the Kurds
ISTANBUL -- One great casualty of the Syrian crisis has been the fragile peace between Turks and Kurds. Turkey's downing of a Russian military jet will help little in improving this much strained...
View ArticleLetter: Article 52 Inquiry on Illegal Detentions (30/11/2015) (Amnesty...
(Source: Amnesty International European Institutions Office) a2bed5f7-b09c-49aa-bd5c-990b76234fea.pdf Mr Thorbjørn Jagland Secretary General Council of Europe F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex 30 November 2015...
View ArticlePacific Humanitarian Innovation Challenge (Department of Foreign Affairs and...
(Source: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australian Government) On 30 November, DFAT launched its first global innovation challenge - the $2 million Pacific Humanitarian Challenge. Pacific...
View ArticleAction plan agreed to address the refugee crisis (German Federal government)
(Source: German Federal government) The EU leaders have agreed with Turkey on an action plan to reduce the influx of refugees to Europe. The EU has pledged a total of three billion euros to improve the...
View ArticleHuman cost of Iraq crisis is ‘devastating,’ UN deputy relief chief warns,...
(Source: UN - United Nations) 30 November 2015 - Warning of a further 'dramatic' worsening of the humanitarian situation in Iraq, a senior United Nations relief official today urged increased...
View ArticleCoats: Responding to humanitarian catastrophe (Daniel Coats)
(Source: Daniel Coats) Wednesday, November 25, 2015 Responding to humanitarian catastrophe Mechanisms that ended the Bosnian War could be applied in Syria By Dan Coats Responding to humanitarian...
View ArticleHuman cost of Iraq crisis is ‘devastating,’ UN deputy relief chief warns,...
Print 30 November 2015 Warning of a further “dramatic” worsening of the humanitarian situation in Iraq, a senior United Nations relief official today urged increased international support to assist...
View ArticleTHE U.N. THIRD COMMITTEE ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS PROMOTED BY MEXICO (Ministry of...
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Mexican States) November 29, 2015 | Mexico City | Press Release 615 The United Nations General Assembly Third Committee (social, humanitarian and...
View ArticleIran, Greece Foreign Ministers Hold Joint Press Conference (Ministry of...
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of IR of Iran) Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said on Sunday that alleged possible military dimension of Iranian nuclear program is invalid. Speaking in a...
View ArticleUAE chairs Arab delegation to meeting of Arab League permanent...
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) participated in the 4th meeting of the Arab League permanent representatives and their counterparts at...
View ArticleEEA Council discusses Single Market Strategy (EFTA - European Free Trade...
(Source: EFTA - European Free Trade Association) The EEA Council meets twice a year and provides political impetus for the development of the EEA Agreement, which has been the cornerstone of relations...
View ArticleTurkey slows reform pace, falls short on human rights, fundamental freedoms.
The European Union on Tuesday severely criticized Turkey for a series of flaws in its respect for human rights and democratic standards at a time when the bloc is looking to Ankara to help deal with...
View ArticleU.N. panel condemns North Korea abuses, Pyongyang cites U.S. 'plot'
By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A United Nations General Assembly committee on Thursday condemned what it said were rampant and planned human rights abuses in North Korea, but Pyongyang...
View ArticleSri Lanka may have new Constitution by mid-2016
The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka may well become a thing of the past by the middle of next year if the present plan fructifies. As of now, it has been proposed to convert the existing...
View ArticleProtecting Civilians, Providing Unimpeded Humanitarian Aid Must Remain Focus...
(Source: UN - United Nations) Political Solution Must Be First Step in Resolving Situation, Delegations Stress As the international community approached a critical juncture in the five-year-long Syrian...
View ArticleAfter Paris Attacks, French Ambassador’s Remarks at SIS Gain Urgency...
(Source: American University) No one at our Dean's Discussion with French Ambassador Gérard Araud on Friday knew that at that moment, Islamic State militants were launching calculated attacks in six...
View ArticleThird Committee Approves Texts Relating to Torture, Minorities, Elections,...
(Source: United Nations General Assembly) The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today rejected one text and sent another six draft resolutions to the General Assembly, among them a...
View ArticleNorth Korea attacks EU and Japan over human rights report it deems ‘vicious...
North Korea on Tuesday rejected as “vicious slander” a UN draft resolution condemning widespread rights violations in the reclusive country and urged co-authors Japan and the...
View ArticleBanking inquiry report fears reveal incompetence - Donnelly
Fears over whether the Oireachtas banking inquiry will publish a final report are symptomatic of a pattern of incompetence within political leadership, Social Democrats TD Stephen Donnelly has said. Mr...
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