U.N. seeks $1.5 billion to address Syria crisis Full Article The Star 19 Dec 2012
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for $1.5 billion (920.1 million pounds) to provide life-saving aid to Syrians suffering from a "dramatically deteriorating" humanitarian situation. The twin...
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UN appeals for $1.5 billion to provide aid to people affected by Syrian crisis
UN appeals for $1.5 billion to provide aid to people affected by Syrian crisis
The United Nations and its humanitarian partners appealed today for $1.5 billion to assist civilians affected by the ongoing conflict in Syria over the next six months, including those inside the country as well as those taking refuge beyond its borders. The bulk of the appeal -- $1 billion -- is for the Syria Regional Response Plan, which will support refugees fleeing Syria to Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Turkey and Egypt. It is based on estimates that up to a million Syrian refugees will need help during the first half of 2013. More than $519 million will be needed to support an estimated four million people inside Syria who need urgent humanitarian assistance, including an estimated two million internally displaced persons (IDPs). Together, the 2013 Syria Humanitarian Assistance Response Plan -- which covers relief activities inside Syria -- and the new Syria Regional Response Plan comprise the largest short-term humanitarian appeal ever. They have been revised several times over the course of this year. The number of people in need of assistance inside Syria has quadrupled from one million in March 2012 to four million in December. The main needs outlined in the Syria Humanitarian Assistance Response Plan include food assistance, shelter, water and sanitation, nutrition and emergency medical services, cash assistance, basic services, and non-food items, such as mattresses and bedding, kitchen and hygiene sets, and clothes. Video Credit: UNTV Geneva
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UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos on humanitarian concerns and the General Assembly
UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos on humanitarian concerns and the General Assembly
United Nations (UN) Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos called on world leaders to stay focused on the humanitarian agenda as they prepare to gather for the General Debate next week. This year alone, humanitarian organizations have asked for nearly US$9 billion to provide aid to more than 50 million people in 19 countries. So far, they have only received half of the funds. Amos, who had seen for herself the humanitarian conditions in 12 crisis-affected countries since the last General Debate, said "we have a number of places where we need to keep the international community's attention focused on on-going protracted crises -- the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one good example." Amos, who visited the DRC in August, said "since April this year, 266000 people have fled conflict just in one province of the country, in North Kivu. Left in their droves with very little going they don't know where." While in the DRC, she visited communities affected by conflict and displacement in North Kivu, in the country's east. Conflict between the Congolese army and armed forces in the region had forced about 60000 people to flee to neighbouring countries like Rwanda and Uganda since the beginning of the year. Last month, she also visited Syria for the second time in 2012. She met with Government officials as well as aid workers from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the UN Refugee Agency to assess the situation and push for more access to people in need. Talking about what she had
... - published: 21 Sep 2012
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- author: ochafilms
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GGN: US Armed Israel for Iran Attack, No-Fly Zone Coming to Syria, A. Jolie Sells War Doctrine
GGN: US Armed Israel for Iran Attack, No-Fly Zone Coming to Syria, A. Jolie Sells War Doctrine
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE Please visit: www.ggnonline.com or http for the latest news commentary by Global Government News Please donate to GGN: www.paypal.com because it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. HEADLINES WITH LINKS: 'Iran ninjas athletes, not assassins' bit.ly USA will not support Israel if they attack Iran bit.ly CNN - Rudy Giuliani Wants Obama To Bomb Iran bit.ly Hillary in Tunisia Answering Question About US Presidential Candidates Pandering to 'Zionist Lobbies': 'It's a Fair Question' bit.ly Israel, Kurdish fighters destroyed Iran nuclear facility, email released by WikiLeaks claims bit.ly Obama faces tense meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Iran policy bit.ly French University cancels event on global boycott of Israel bit.ly 'US armed Israel for Iran attack' bit.ly Iran: Military strike will lead to 'collapse' of Israel bit.ly Israeli attack on Iran might pull US into new war yhoo.it Russia warns Israel not to attack Iran bit.ly Russian Bombers over Black Sea Alert Bulgarian, Turkish Air Forces bit.ly Russia upgrades Syria-based electronic station to warn Iran of US/Israeli attack bit.ly 'US to announce aerial blockade on Syria' bit.ly Exclusive: State Department quietly warning region on Syrian WMDs bit.ly Syrian opposition warns outside military intervention may be 'only solution' to crisis tgr.ph US Fighting On the Same Side as Three Terrorist Groups In Syria bit.ly 'Ankara can play key role in military intervention in Syria' bit.ly Qatar PM
... - published: 28 Feb 2012
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- author: ddarko2012
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GGN: Olympic False Flag w/ Missles/Warships/Drones/Troops,Syrian Rebels Armed by West, Robot Army
GGN: Olympic False Flag w/ Missles/Warships/Drones/Troops,Syrian Rebels Armed by West, Robot Army
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE Please visit: www.ggnonline.com for the latest news commentary by Global Government News. Please donate to GGN www.paypal.com because it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. HEADLINES WITH LINKS: Missiles, spy drones and warships: Here come the London Olympics bit.ly Israeli Military Drone Crashes bit.ly SAS squads based in riverside bunker for London Olympics tgr.ph Traffic wardens, bus inspectors get police powers bit.ly International Plan to Protect Earth from Comets and Asteroids Could Mean Billions for Contractors bit.ly Newt Gingrich Proposes Moon, Mars Flights: A Reality Check abcn.ws Is Newt Gingrich's Space Plan Science Fiction? bit.ly Third Aircraft Carrier Group Coming To Iran bit.ly Navy wants commando 'mothership' in Middle East wapo.st New UN draft resolution gives Syria 15 days to comply bit.ly Gulf States to arm Syrian opposition? bit.ly Obama administration approves arms shipment to Bahrain bit.ly Syria: Rebels use Israeli arms bit.ly 'Assad should tell West to go to hell' bit.ly 'Syrian Electronic Army' hacks al-Jazeera's website bit.ly Syria troops kill 4 armed gang members bit.ly Syria troops battle to retake Damascus suburbs yhoo.it Navy unveils new missile capable of destroying enemy weapons at THREE times the speed of sound bit.ly Video: Self-Guided Bullet Spots, Steers and Nails Its Target bit.ly Iran unveils laser-guided ammunition bit.ly Somalia PM hails Iran's humanitarian aid bit.ly US used depleted uranium in recent wars
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Automobile Sales, Syria, Israel, Status of Jerusalem, US Credit Rating Downgrade (2012)
Automobile Sales, Syria, Israel, Status of Jerusalem, US Credit Rating Downgrade (2012)
thefilmarchive.org July 27, 2012 CRAs such as S&P; have been subject to criticism in the wake of large losses beginning in 2007 in the collateralized debt obligation (CDO) market that occurred despite being assigned top ratings by the CRAs. Credit ratings of AAA (the highest rating available) were given to large portions of even the riskiest pools of loans. Investors trusting the low-risk profile that AAA implies, purchased large amounts of CDOs that later became unsaleable. Those that could be sold often took staggering losses. For instance, losses on $340.7 million worth of CDOs issued by Credit Suisse Group added up to about $125 million, despite being rated AAA by S&P.;[17] Companies pay S&P; to rate their debt issues. As a result, some critics have contended that S&P; is beholden to these issuers and that its ratings are not as objective as they ought to be and that, in fact, this "pay to play" model makes their ratings meaningless at best and perhaps would more accurately be compared to the role of the "shill" in a game of three card monte. In April 2009, the company called for "new faces" in the Irish government, which was seen as interfering in the democratic process. In a subsequent statement they said they were "misunderstood".[18] Some critics have pointed out that the company and other rating agencies were part of the cause of the global financial crisis of 2008--2009, for example when Moody's downgraded Freddie Mac[19] or, to quote Time, when "both agencies
... - published: 28 Jul 2012
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Buffett Rule, Tax Reform Law, Greek Debt Crisis, Health Care Plan, Cap and Trade, Dodd-Frank (2012)
Buffett Rule, Tax Reform Law, Greek Debt Crisis, Health Care Plan, Cap and Trade, Dodd-Frank (2012)
thefilmarchive.org February 21, 2012 The Greek government-debt crisis is one of a number of current European sovereign-debt crises. Beginning in late 2009, fears of a sovereign debt crisis developed among investors concerning Greece's ability to meet its debt obligations due to strong increase in government debt levels.[1][2][3] This led to a crisis of confidence, indicated by a widening of bond yield spreads and the cost of risk insurance on credit default swaps compared to the other countries in the eurozone, most importantly Germany.[4][5] The downgrading of Greek government debt to junk bond status in April 2010 created alarm in financial markets. On 2 May 2010, the eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed on a €110 billion bailout loan for Greece, conditional on the implementation of austerity measures. In October 2011, Eurozone leaders agreed to offer a second €130 billion bailout loan for Greece, conditional not only the implementation of another austerity package, but also that all private creditors holding Greek government bonds should sign a deal accepting a 53.5% facevalue loss. This proposed restructure of all Greek public debt held by private creditors, which constituted a 58% share of the total Greek public debt, would according to the bailout plan reduce the overall public debt burden with roughly €110 billion. A debt relief equal to a lowering of the debt-to-GDP ratio from a forecasted 198% in 2012 down to roughly 160% in 2012
... - published: 01 Aug 2012
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![2008-present Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution photographed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In 2005, Mitsubishi introduced a concept version of the next-gen Evolution at the 39th Tokyo Motor Show named the Concept-X,[12] designed by Omar Halilhodžić at the company's European design center.](http://web.archive.org./web/20121222134045im_/http://cdn1.wn.com/vp/i/ce/6f60c6e412f7a9.jpg "2008-present Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution photographed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In 2005, Mitsubishi introduced a concept version of the next-gen Evolution at the 39th Tokyo Motor Show named the Concept-X,[12] designed by Omar Halilhodžić at the company's European design center.")
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