Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as delivered, to the thirteenth annual coordination meeting on international migration, in New York today: It is for me a great pleasure to participate in this thirteenth annual coordination meeting on international migration, a key element in the new global landscape of interdependence, mobility, diversity and meetings […]
ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md., – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will develop a new automated criminal history system for the state of Minnesota that will enhance access to critical data, enabling criminal justice agencies to better execute their mission. Under an agreement signed with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Boeing will partner with […]
Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that the Department of Justice and 19 states and the District of Columbia have entered into a $1.375 billion settlement agreement with the rating agency Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, along with its parent corporation McGraw Hill Financial Inc., to resolve allegations that S&P had engaged in a […]
On November 20, 2014, the President announced a series of executive actions to begin to fix the Nation’s broken immigration system. These executive actions crack down on illegal immigration at the border; prioritize deporting felons, not families; and allow certain undocumented immigrants who register and pass criminal and national security background checks to start paying […]
The President has said that if anyone in the American family feels they have been treated unfairly it is a problem for all Americans. That is why the President is committed to ensuring the criminal justice system is safe, fair, and trustworthy for all Americans. In addition to supporting the enhancement of community policing practices […]
Artificial intelligence has the potential to be a very powerful tool that will solve difficult social problems, help us think faster and become more efficient. The impact on our daily lives will be pronounced: machines such as robot vacuums take the drudgery out of daily chores while self-driving cars will be great for the elderly […]
Haidar Al Abadi, Prime Minister of Iraq, today made an urgent appeal to the international coalition to provide more arms, air strikes and military training to help his troops combat the “barbarians” of ISIS. Abadi, speaking at the 45th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, described ISIS, also known as Daesh, as the best-funded and most […]
On 15 December, the Presidents of the General Assembly and the Security Council asked the Secretary-General to nominate up to seven experts to form an advisory group on the review of the peacebuilding architecture. The Secretary-General is pleased to announce the nomination of the following experts: Anis Bajwa (Pakistan) Saraswathi Menon (India) Funmi Olonisakin (Nigeria) […]
“A brighter future is ours to write. Let’s begin this new chapter — together — and let’s start the work right now.” Those were a few of President Obama’s final words as he finished delivering his sixth State of the Union address moments ago. He spoke not just about where we are as nation, but […]
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Barbershop Conference on Changing the Discourse among Men on Gender Equality, in New York, today: Thank you very much, distinguished moderator. Mr. President, I think you gave a couple of good quick Twitter lines there at the end, and I hope […]
