On Saudi Double-Tap Airstrike on Sanaa, After 2 Days of ICP Questions, Envoy IOCA’s Belated Statement

UNITED NATIONS, February 16 (InnerCityPro.com) -- After ICP for two straight days asked the UN about the Saudi double-tap airstrike in Sanaa, now UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, whose removal has been sought, has issued this belated statement: Note to Correspondents: Statement by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, on ...

On Cote d’Ivoire, UNSC’s Summary Notes, ICP’s Coverage of Photo Op and UN Peacekeeping Candidates

UNITED NATIONS, February 8 (InnerCityPro.com) -- After the UN Security Council met about Cote d'Ivoire on February, and during the photo op and meeting of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Cote d'Ivoire Foreign Minister Marcel Amon-Tanoh (click here for ICP's story and links, including to exclusive on France's three candidates to head UN Peacekeeping), ...

On Libya, ICP Asks Kobler of Haftar and Ganfouda in Benghazi, UNSC Press Elements Here

UNITED NATIONS, February 8 (InnerCityPro.com) -- After the UN Security Council met about Libya on February 8, agreed on Press Elements were read out (below) and UN SRSG Martin Kobler took questions. Inner City Press asked him about General Haftar and the Ganfouda area in Benghazi, video here. And here are the Council's agreed Press ...

IMF Mulls Ex Post Evaluation of Greece’s 2012 Extended Fund Facility, Here

UNITED NATIONS, February 6 (InnerCityPro.com) -- The International Monetary Fund on February 6 issued the below on Greece, with an 8:30 pm embargo, at which InnerCityPro.com published: "Press Release No. 17/38 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 2017 IMF Executive Board Concludes 2016 Article IV Consultation, and Discusses Ex Post Evaluation of Greece’s 2012 Extended Fund ...

After Ukraine’s Meeting & Answer to ICP, UN & UNSC Speak on Donetsk, Here

UNITED NATIONS, January 31 (InnerCityPro.com) -- After Ukraine's Ambassador Yelchenko told Inner City Press on January 31 that new Secretary General Antonio Guterres is more interested in the Ukrainian conflict than his predecessor Ban Ki-moon, Ban's holdover spokesman now representing Guterres used an "answer to correspondents" on the topic, then the UN Security Council: Note ...

On Yemen, 3 Days Before UNSC Briefing, Envoy IOCA Issues Statement From Sana’a, Here

UNITED NATIONS, January 23 (InnerCityPro.com) -- Days before he has to brief the UN Security Council about his unsuccessful work on Yemen, holdover UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed issued a "note to correspondents" from Sana'a, as follows: "The Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed concluded today a two day visit to Sana'a ...

On Yemen, UN’s Holdover Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed Issues “Note to Correspondents,” Here

UNITED NATIONS, January 16 (InnerCityPro.com) -- The UN's holdover Envoy on Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, who some say is more concerned with try to keep his position and gravy train than on the continuing killing of Yemenis, on January 16 issued this "Note to Correspondents" -- Aden- The UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail ...

New UNSG Guterres Issues Statement on Death of Portugal’s President Mário Soares

UNITED NATIONS, January 7 (InnerCityPro.com) -- New UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has issued the statement below, in his own name, on the death of Portugal's former President Mário Soares. Statement by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres New York, 7 January 2017 It was with deep emotion and an acute sense of loss that I ...

Day After Kerry’s 72 Minute Speech, State Dep’t Issues His Six “Principles for Middle East Peace,” Here

UNITED NATIONS, December 29 (InnerCityPro.com) -- The day after outgoing US Secretary of State John Kerry's speech, the State Department has issued these points. (Click here for ICP coverage of Kerry's speech). December 29, 2016 Principles for Middle East Peace In his December 28, 2016 Remarks on Middle East Peace, Secretary of State John Kerry ...

After US Abstains on Settlements in UNSC, Kerry Issues Statement Promising… More Comments

UNITED NATIONS, December 23 (InnerCityPro.com) - After the US abstained on the UN Security Council resolution against Israeli settlements, outgoing US Secretary of State John Kerry, headed for the private sector, issued this: Today, the United States acted with one primary objective in mind: to preserve the possibility of the two state solution, which every ...