Baroness Goudie: My Lords, talent is universal but opportunity is not. I welcome the Minister’s statement that the coalition Government will continue to support the millennium goals. The coalition Government and the opposition need to put pressure on Governments, as did our former Prime Ministers, Mr Blair and Mr Brown. We need to have the [...]
The Government of Ukraine on Wednesday promised the Spanish Presidency of the European Union to extend the battle against corruption, human and drug trafficking and to improve border control, steps that will help lead to the lifting of visa requirements for Ukrainians.
Spain’s Secretaries of State for Security, Antonio Camacho, and Justice, Juan Carlos Campo, took [...]
In the House of Lords on the 14th of June 2010, Baroness Goudie asked the following:
Baroness Goudie: My Lords, I welcome very much the Statement by the Leader of the House and the Prime Minister today, and the commitment to funds for the future of the Ministry of Defence. More importantly, however, there is [...]
A POST BY STEPHENIE FOSTER
On Monday, June 7, Her Excellency Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile (2006-2010) addressed a packed room in downtown Washington, DC, at an event co-sponsored by the Aspen Institute Council of Women World Leaders and the Bertelsmann Foundation, and moderated by Dr. Julia Sweig of the (U.S.) Council on Foreign Relations. [...]
From June 7th to 9th, Washington DC was host to the 2010 Women Deliver Global Conference, a global event dedicated to deliver socio-cultural, economic, technological and political solutions to improve women’s health and particularly maternal health. The event hosted remarkable speakers and representatives of political groups, civil society groups, NGO’s and international organizations from 146 [...]
