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Comment RSSThe World Economic Forum has just released its report, Faith and the Global Agenda: Values for the
Post-Crisis Economy. This report was produced in collaboration with Georgetown University, especially President John J. DeGioia and Professor Thomas Banchoff, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. Andy Pino in the Georgetown Office of Communication explains:
Only one-quarter of people in a worldwide survey …
Article Archive for January 2010
Home » Archive » January 2010Faith and the Global Agenda: Values for the Post-Crisis Economy– An new report from the World Economic Forum and Georgetown University
January 25, 2010 # 12:08 pm # Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Organizations # 2 CommentsVideo and Text: State Department Briefing on Internet Freedom and 21st Century Statecraft
January 23, 2010 # 8:50 pm # Foreign Policy, Human Rights # No CommentBriefing on Internet Freedom and 21st Century Statecraft
Michael H. Posner
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Alec Ross
Senior Advisor for Innovation
Washington, DC
January 22, 2010
MR. TONER: Good afternoon, and welcome to the State Department. We’re very pleased this afternoon to have with us Senior Advisor for Innovation Alec Ross, along with Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Posner. They’re …
Video and Text: Secretary Clinton on Internet Freedom
January 21, 2010 # 2:38 pm # Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Organizations # No CommentSecretary Clinton: January 2010 » Remarks on Internet Freedom
Remarks on Internet Freedom
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
The Newseum
Washington, DC
January 21, 2010
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, Alberto, for not only that kind introduction but your and your colleagues’ leadership of this important institution. It’s a pleasure to be here at the Newseum. The Newseum is a monument to some of our …
Secretary Clinton’s update on Haiti
January 20, 2010 # 10:29 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Organizations # No CommentUpdate on Developments in Hati
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Overseas Citizens Services Michele Bond, Counselor for Human Services Policy Sharon Parrott, Acting Deputy Director, United States Citizenship and Immigration Service Lauren Kielsmeier
Treaty Room
Washington, DC
January 20, 2010
SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone, and Michele and Sharon, Lauren. I’m joined today with three of our extraordinary public servants …
UN Security Council authorizes 3500 more UN peacekeepers for Haiti
January 19, 2010 # 3:46 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentFrom the UN News Centre:
19 January 2010 – The Security Council today backed Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s call to increase the overall force levels of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti to support the immediate recovery, reconstruction and stability efforts following last week’s devastating earthquake.Following his visit on Sunday to the capital, Port-au-Prince, Mr. Ban asked …
Ban Ki-moon Asks UN Security Council to Add Troops in Haiti
January 18, 2010 # 8:35 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentBloomberg is reporting:
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon asked the Security Council to send more troops and police to Haiti as forces on the ground struggle to keep order and speed delivery of food, water and medicine.“Haiti requires a massive response from the international community,” said Ban, who yesterday visited the capital, Port- au-Prince. “The people need to see that today …
Video and Text: President Obama on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 18, 2010 # 8:26 pm # Human Rights # No CommentThe White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
January 17, 2010
Remarks by the President in Remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Vermont Avenue Baptist Church, Washington, DC
12:00 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Praise be to God. Let me begin by thanking the entire Vermont Avenue Baptist Church family for welcoming our family here today. It feels like a family. Thank …
Earth Aid: A great approach to energy efficiency
January 17, 2010 # 2:36 pm # Human Rights # No CommentMy great friend Ben Bixby is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Earth Aid, a start-up working to save energy costs for consumers and promote a greener approach. Today’s Philadelphia Inquirer has an outstanding article on Earth Aid. Diane Mastrull writes:
You manuever the controls on your thermostat, hoping for a few more degrees of warmth.
But wait! What if there …
