Providing news and information while helping aspiring writers and journalists, http://thesop.org/index.php?bio=sopnewswire3 http://thesop.org 118 67 http://thesop.org/images/thesop_118x67.jpg Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:52:00 GMT Russian authorities need to better assess the impact of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and tourism projects on the local ecosystem and put in place appropriate mitigation measures. http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/16/un-russia-needs-greener-plan-for-2014-winter-olympics.php http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/16/un-russia-needs-greener-plan-for-2014-winter-olympics.php mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:53:00 GMT The First Lady spoke about her Lets Move campaign to take action on childhood obesity at a Grocery Manufacturers Association Conference. http://thesop.org/story/health/2010/03/16/michelle-obama-takes-on-childhood-obesity.php http://thesop.org/story/health/2010/03/16/michelle-obama-takes-on-childhood-obesity.php mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:00:00 GMT Though considerable challenges remain in Afghanistan, success there is achievable and important, the commander of U.S. Central Command said here today. http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/16/success-in-afghanistan-achievable-petraeus-says.php http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/16/success-in-afghanistan-achievable-petraeus-says.php mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:49:00 GMT United Nations agencies and the Afghan health ministry are conducting a three-day campaign aimed at vaccinating an estimated 7.7 million children under the age of five against polio. http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/15/un-to-vaccinate-millions-of-kids-in-afghanistan.php http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/15/un-to-vaccinate-millions-of-kids-in-afghanistan.php mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:20:00 GMT The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort arrived at Naval Station Norfolk here yesterday after its seven-week deployment in Haiti supporting Operation Unified Response. http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/15/hospital-ship-comfort-returns-to-us-after-haiti-mission.php http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/15/hospital-ship-comfort-returns-to-us-after-haiti-mission.php mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:10:00 GMT Increasing access to clean water and sanitation forms part of one of the eight MDGs, which were agreed on by world leaders to improve human lives by 2015. http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/15/un-over-billion-dont-have-access-to-safe-drinking-water.php http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/15/un-over-billion-dont-have-access-to-safe-drinking-water.php mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:27:00 GMT Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute today to the long-running efforts of United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to advocate for the rights of women. http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/14/un-chief-ban-praises-hillary-clinton.php http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/14/un-chief-ban-praises-hillary-clinton.php mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:23:00 GMT Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned a wave of attacks in Pakistan in recent days which have claimed dozens of lives, including those of aid workers helping the countrys most vulnerable. http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/13/un-chief-ban-condemns-suicide-bomb-attacks-in-pakistan.php http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/13/un-chief-ban-condemns-suicide-bomb-attacks-in-pakistan.php mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:57:00 GMT The United Nations-supported diplomatic group seeking to promote peace in the Middle East today condemned Israeli moves to expand settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory of East Jerusalem. http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/13/un-condemns-israeli-plan-to-expand-settlements.php http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/13/un-condemns-israeli-plan-to-expand-settlements.php mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:49:00 GMT Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will make a one-day visit to Haiti on Sunday, his second to the Caribbean country since the 12 January earthquake, his spokesperson announced today. http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/13/un-chief-ban-to-visit-haiti-on-sunday.php http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/13/un-chief-ban-to-visit-haiti-on-sunday.php mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:30:00 GMT The duration of todays conflicts poses a greater challenge to the nation and its military than the magnitude of the wars. http://thesop.org/story/military/2010/03/13/deputy-defense-secretary-length-of-wars-challenges-nation.php http://thesop.org/story/military/2010/03/13/deputy-defense-secretary-length-of-wars-challenges-nation.php mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:23:00 GMT One in three Africans is chronically hungry, despite $3 billion spent on food aid for the continent annually and $33 billion in food imports, the UN Economic Commission for Africa has warned. http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/11/un-one-in-three-africans-is-chronically-hungry.php http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/11/un-one-in-three-africans-is-chronically-hungry.php mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:46:00 GMT Resolution 1701 called for an end to hostilities between Israel and Hizbollah, respect for the Blue Line separating the Israeli and Lebanese sides, disarming of militias and an end to arms smuggling. http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/11/un-chief-ban-condemns-strident-rhetoric-in-israel-and-lebanon.php http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/11/un-chief-ban-condemns-strident-rhetoric-in-israel-and-lebanon.php mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:47:00 GMT United Nations officials today condemned the murder of six aid workers in north-west Pakistan. http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/11/un-condemns-murder-of-aid-workers-in-pakistan.php http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/11/un-condemns-murder-of-aid-workers-in-pakistan.php mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:16:00 GMT Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has served eight presidents, and he shared some of his insights into that experience today with U.S. servicemembers here. http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/11/robert-gates-meets-with-troops-in-southwest-asia.php http://thesop.org/story/world/2010/03/11/robert-gates-meets-with-troops-in-southwest-asia.php mmccagg@flagler.edu (SOP newswire3)