Japan Government Profile 2012 Country name conventional long form: none conventional short form: Japan local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku local short form: Nihon/Nippon Government type a parliamentary government with a constitutional monarchy Capital name: Tokyo geographic coordinates: 35 41 N, 139 45 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) Administrative divisions 47 prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, … [Read more...]
The White House Council on Women & Girls, “Newtown, You Are Not Alone”
December 20, 2012 by
White House Women's Update: "Newtown, You Are Not Alone" Greetings All- We hope this message finds you well. This week, President Obama traveled to Newtown, CT to meet with the families of those who were lost in Friday’s tragic shooting and to thank first responders for their work. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who lost loved ones to this violence. The Department of Education released a number of resources to help parents to provide guidance on talking to children … [Read more...]
The 1st Global Forum on Media and Gender, NOV 2013
December 7, 2012 by
Global Forum on Media and Gender: Save the date! The first Global Forum on Media and Gender will be organized by UNESCO, UN Women, and media and NGO partners globally in November 2013. This will be an important follow-up to one of the critical areas of concern of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, “Women and the Media Diagnosis”, and its strategic objectives. The key objective of the Forum will be to form a Global Alliance for Media and Gender. The Forum will foster debate, … [Read more...]
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on World AIDS Day
December 1, 2012 by
Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on World AIDS Day On December 1, World AIDS Day, we remember those we have lost, but also celebrate the remarkable progress made in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. When the first World AIDS Day was observed in 1988, we could not imagine the end of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. For those diagnosed with HIV infection, the future was bleak. This year, the picture is very different. Scientific advances in understanding HIV, and an increasing number … [Read more...]
UN Security Council condemns M23 at Goma
November 30, 2012 by
The UN Security Council, acting under the enforcement provisions of the Charter of the United Nations on Wednesday strongly condemned the M23 and all its attacks on the civilian population, MONUSCO peacekeepers and humanitarian actors. The Council also strongly condemned the M23 abuses of human rights, including summary executions, sexual and gender based violence and large scale recruitment and use of child soldiers. It further condemned the attempts by the M23 to establish an … [Read more...]
WHITE HO– USE OFFICE HOURS: WORLD AIDS DAY 2012
November 30, 2012 by
Last year, on World AIDS Day, President Obama announced ambitious new targets in the global fight against HIV/AIDS, and on the domestic front focused on investment to support the first comprehensive National HIV/AIDS Strategy to fight the epidemic here at home. In the President’s speech that day he said: “we are going to win this fight. But the fight is not over…” One year later, the President’s commitments have translated into real measurable progress. Internationally, we’ve seen that … [Read more...]
PMO – Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on 100th Grey Cup Game
November 25, 2012 by
Statement by Prime Minister of Canada on the 100th Grey Cup game November 25, 2012 Ottawa, Ontario Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement on the 100th Grey Cup championship game: “Today’s game was but one exciting chapter in the history of the Grey Cup. For decades now, determined athletes have faced one another on scrimmage lines from Vancouver to Montreal vying for Canadian professional football supremacy. They have fought for victory … [Read more...]
GRAVE CHALLENGE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
November 21, 2012 by
RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THIRD COMMITTEE CALLS FOR HIGH-LEVEL GENERAL ASSEMBLY 'AGAINST GRAVE CHALLENGE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING' Also Hears Introduction of Texts on Eliminating Racism,Human Rights Council Report, International Drug Control The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today approved a draft resolution that would have the General Assembly hold a high-level meeting in 2013 to assess progress in the global community’s fight against the grave challenge of human … [Read more...]
Women’s Update: Continuing to Grow the American Economy
November 16, 2012 by
We hope this message finds you well. On November 9th, President Obama laid out his plan to continue to grow the American economy: "I’m committed to solving our fiscal challenges," he said. "But I refuse to accept any approach that isn’t balanced. I am not going to ask students and seniors and middle-class families to pay down the entire deficit while people like me, making over $250,000, aren’t asked to pay a dime more in taxes. I'm not going to do that." To reduce the deficit and grow … [Read more...]
President Karzai and President Obama Speak on Telephone
November 14, 2012 by
November 14, 2012 President Karzai and President Obama Speak on Telephone KABUL, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai and President Barack Obama held a telephone conversation this evening, Afghanistan time. President Obama telephoned President Karzai to thank him for his congratulatory message and wishes on his re-election. President Karzai, who has just returned from official trips to Indonesia and India, reiterated his congratulations to President Obama on his victory and wished him … [Read more...]
DESA, Digital Bridge to a Civil Society – ‘…a collective global good’
October 12, 2012 by
A digital bridge to civil society “Our times demand (…) a new constellation of international cooperation – governments, civil society and the private sector, working together for a collective global good”. In line with this statement of the UN Secretary-General, DESA and its UN partners continue to enhance their services to civil society and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across the globe. Civil society and non-governmental organizations play a vital role as partners to the … [Read more...]
