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Development projects in the occupied territories of the West Bank have been suspended after the U.S. Congress froze $200 million in financing in retaliation for Palestinian efforts to attain recognition of statehood at the United Nations. The administration of President Barack Obama was pressuring lawmakers to reverse their decision, which already has prompted the U.S. foreign aid agency to delay two projects -- valued at $81 million -- to boost the Palestinian private sector and improve over... Continue reading ...
In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Barack Obama reiterated his administration's opposition to the plan of the Palestinian Authority to seek recognition as an independent state at the world body. "Peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the UN. If it were that easy, it would have been accomplished by now," Obama said. The speech also praised the pro-democracy movements sweeping the Middle East, and called on the UN to sanction Syria for its ... Continue reading ...
The seat at the United Nations long held by Libya should be given over to the country's interim leaders, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton suggested Thursday. Russia, who has long opposed the NATO bombing campaign that helped lead to the apparent overthrow of strongman Moammar Gadhafi, officially recognized the country's fledgling National Transitional Council. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/01/us-libya-conference-clinton-idUSTRE7804F220110901 Continue reading ...
The 3% cost-of-living adjustment granted Aug. 1 to more than 4,800 UN international staff living in New York "is inappropriate at this time of global fiscal austerity, when member state governments everywhere are implementing drastic austerity measures such as layoffs, service reductions, revenue increases, and reductions in pay and benefits for civil servants," writes Joseph Torsella, the U.S. ambassador for management and reform at the world body. In a letter, Torsella calls for the Interna... Continue reading ...
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