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This section of the website hosts an archive of our important announcements issued to the news media, the public, and other targeted publications for the purpose of presenting official statements, political positions, and other developments and events happening at Citizens for Global Solutions. The archive dates back to 2003. Use the key word search function below to find press releases specific issues or events that you care about. *Editors: Press Contact: Howard Salter, Director of Communications (202-546-3950 ext.112) |
PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Balks at Need for Increase in U.N. Budget; Increase Needed for U.S. Requests WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this month the United Nations met with its top donor nations in order to fulfill a request for $1.1 billion in additional funding over the next two years, largely to meet the Bush administration’s demand for a more ambitious role for the UN aro...
PRESS RELEASE: Arbour to Step Down from U.N. Post WASHINGTON, D.C. -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour has announced that she will leave her position when her term ends in June. As United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Arbour has been extraordinary in her courage, energy and integrity in speaking out forcefully on human right...
PRESS RELEASE: International Women's Day WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This Saturday, March 8, is International Women’s Day, a day commemorated at the United Nations and designated in many countries as a major national holiday. Citizens for Global Solutions wants to take this opportunity to applaud the thousands of events, ranging from political rallies, business conferences...
PRESS RELEASE: Citizens for Global Solutions Mourns Lantos’s Passing Washington, D.C. – Citizens for Global Solutions today expressed deep sorrow at the passing of Representative Tom Lantos, Democrat of California and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Statement from Interim Director and CEO Raj Purohit: "Tom Lantos was a leader and a friend to ...
PRESS RELEASE: Special Investigation Needed in Bhutto Assassination Washington, D.C. -- Citizens for Global Solutions condemns the assassination of Pakistan People’s Party leader Benazir Bhutto and calls on the U.N. Security Council to sponsor a special investigation into her assassination. Statement from Citizens for Global Solutions Director and CEO Raj Purohit: ...
PRESS RELEASE: Congress Passes Genocide Accountability Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the Genocide Accountability Act by voice vote. This move comes on the heels of Senate passage and now goes to President Bush for his approval before it becomes law. Statement of Citizens for Global Soluti...
PRESS RELEASE: Rice Should Reconsider Wolfowitz Appointment Washington, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plans to name Paul Wolfowitz, the former deputy defense secretary and an architect of the Iraq war, to chair the International Security Advisory Board. Statement of Citizens for Global Solutions Interim Director Raj Purohit: "Citizens for G...
PRESS RELEASE: Broad Group of NGOs Urge Congressional Support for Peacekeeping WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 50 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) urged Members of Congress today to co-sponsor H. Res. 213, the resolution calling for the establishment of a United Nations Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS). As envisioned, UNEPS would be capable of intervening in the ear...
PRESS RELEASE: Senate Needs to Reject Attorney General Nominee Washington, D.C. – President Bush’s nominee for Attorney General of the United States, Judge Michael Mukasey, in both his oral testimony and in follow up written statements to the Senate Judiciary Committee, refused to say whether waterboarding violates U.S. and international laws against torture. ...
PRESS RELEASE: SFRC Passes Vital International Treaty Washington, D.C. -- Citizens for Global Solutions commends the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) for its overwhelming passage of The U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOS) today. The treaty was passed with strong bipartisan support by a vote of17-4. The LOS is a set of rules for the use of t...
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