The P5 1 countries and others in the international community share the goal of preventing or dissuading Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, the secretary said.

The United States and partners from Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom took another step toward building more effective civilian response capability in meetings that took place this week in Washington, DC.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced today an American contribution of $85 million to the Government of Pakistans Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), that targets assistance to Pakistani women and families in need.

A breach of security in Iraq allowed car bombs to be set off moments apart near the Ministry of Justice and the Baghdad Provincial Council, killing more than 150. An investigation began.

At the age of four, when Julia Gillard stepped off a boat from the United Kingdom to Australia, she and her family were just another group of immigrants in search of a new life.

This pilot project will allow WFP to meet the needs of refugees living in a city where food is available but they are unable to afford it, said Daly Belgasmi, the agencys Regional Director for the Middle East, Central Asia and Eastern Europe.

Since 1993, the United States has been the worlds leading contributor to post-conflict efforts to remove landmines and unexploded munitions around the globe, delivering more than $1.4 billion in aid to nearly 50 counties worldwide.

On behalf of the United States, I offer warm wishes to the people of Zambia as they celebrate forty-five years of independence on October 24.

In a message marking the third annual International Day of Non-violence, observed on 2 October in honour of Mr. Gandhis birthday, Mr. Ban said that Mr. Gandhi understood that a powerful idea could change the world.

This week, H.E. Dr. Ali Gomaa, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, will make his first official visit to the United States between October 6-9, 2009. One of the world's leading Muslim scholars, the Grand Mufti will deliver the keynote address at the Common Word Con