Dr. Naseer Homoud of IIMSAM Supports Worldwide Humanitarian Efforts on United Nations ‘Day of Peace’

September 24th, 2009 MELBOURNE, Florida - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) welcomes the signing this week of the Program Memorandum of Understanding for the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) program by the 15 participating nations. This significant milestone now allows the program of record to proceed.

September 7th, 2009 TOKYO - Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, issued a proposal Sept. 8 outlining concrete steps toward the abolition of nuclear weapons.

August 24th, 2009 NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands - - Global Campaign Wants to Attract Millions of People Millions, if not billions, of people throughout the world will hold still for one minute on Saturday November 28th, at exactly 15:00 hours GMT, for world peace. This is the goal of the Dutch organisation Minute-of-World- Peace, which launches a campaign in 133 countries today to ask for people's attention for world peace.

June 22nd, 2009 CANNES, France - - Global Campaign to Harness Action around the UN Climate Change Conference The United Nations, the International Advertising Association (IAA), and a coalition of the world's leading advertising, marketing and media agencies today launched Hopenhagen -- a movement that empowers global citizens to engage in the December United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) -- at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Hopenhagen, hopenhagen.org, is a global marketing and communications initiative that will inspire and generate mass activation around the world.

May 19th, 2009 TEMECULA, California - Together4Peace.org, a volunteer-based group, is urging President Obama's administration to consider filing Criminal Charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his role in the Gaza massacres earlier this year. Cluster bombs and chemical weapons were used on the civilian population, causing a humanitarian crisis of catastrophic proportion, mounting death, and large scale injuries exacerbated by massive devastation to most homes and infrastructure.

April 22nd, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Metro Public Relations announces the inaugural Celebrity Nobles Humanitarian Awards, to be held on October 18th, 2009, in Beverly Hills at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. An unprecedented humanitarian recognition event, the night will honor philanthropic organizations and the celebrities that make considerable contributions to them.

April 15th, 2009 TOKYO - Senior Norwegian politicians issued a strong call for the abolition of nuclear weapons at the opening of an exhibition linking nuclear abolition and human security attended by around 120 diplomats, scholars and activists at the Oslo City Hall Gallery on April 15. Former Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik and current Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store who chaired the 2007 Oslo Conference on Cluster Munitions, spoke at the launch of "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit," together with Norwegian United Nations Association President Helga Hjetland.

March 23rd, 2009 LONDON - A Caliph (Spiritual Leader) followed by tens of millions of Muslims has warned that a world war is inevitable if world powers fail to resolve the global economic crisis. Speaking at a major conference held at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden (south London) this weekend attended by over 900 including Parliamentarians, faith representatives, civic leaders and professionals, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad drew parallels between the Great Depression of 1929 leading to the Second World War, and the present-day recession where bank bailouts and bonuses have been exacerbated by wealth being channelled into the hands of the few.

March 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - On Monday, March 23rd, 2009, humanitarian Greg Mortenson receives Pakistan's highest civil award, Sitara-e-Pakistan ("Star of Pakistan") for his sixteen-year effort to promote peace through rural girls' education and literacy, in an official ceremony in Islamabad. (Photo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090321/DC87068) Only three foreigners have received Pakistan's Sitara award.

March 16th, 2009 OTTAWA, Canada - Maude Barlow, senior advisor on water to the President of the United Nations General Assembly and Council of Canadians chairperson, says the Harper government's goal of a seat on the UN Security Council should be denied until Canada formally recognizes water as a human right. Ms. Barlow is currently in Istanbul for the week-long World Water Forum at which government ministers from 120 countries will discuss global water issues.

January 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has decided to drastically cut down on his film assignments this year, but has agreed to do a cameo in Prakash Jha's 'Rajneeti'. And Naseer agreed to the role without hearing the script.

December 25th, 2008 MUMBAI - Naseeruddin Shah, one of the finest actors in filmdom, has a major career problem - he says he is being offered the films that are rejected by Amitabh Bachchan. This embarrassing state of affairs just after having delivered a hit like 'A Wednesday' at the box office is quite intolerable to Naseer whose follow-up to 'A Wednesday' is Jagmohan Mundra's 'Shoot On Sight', a film which was first offered to Amitabh.

September 21st, 2009 Carter says Israel must stop building settlementsHARRISONBURG, Virginia — Israel must stop building settlements in the Palestinian territories if peace is ever to be achieved in the Middle East, former President Jimmy Carter said Monday night as he received an award at a Virginia university for his humanitarian efforts. "As President Barack Obama has made clear, the key factor that prevents peace is the continuing building of Israeli settlements in Palestine, driven by a determined minority of Israelis who desire to occupy and colonize east Jerusalem and the West Bank," Carter said.

February 3rd, 2009 KABUL - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said here Wednesday that the world organisation was committed to bringing peace to Afghanistan and called the country its 'top priority'. Ban made a brief surprise visit one day after the UN asked international donors to provide $603 million for humanitarian aid for the war-torn country.

July 8th, 2009 Obama administration agrees on greenhouse gas cutsL'AQUILA, Italy — The Obama administration says it agrees that industrialized nations should sharply reduce their greenhouse gas emissions over the next four decades. White House officials said Wednesday that the administration supports a goal of an 80 percent greenhouse gas reduction from industrialized nations by 2050.

January 8th, 2009 NEW YORK - The UN Security Council has urged Israel and Hamas to immediately end the Gaza conflict, a call that follows 13 days of fighting that left over 800 people dead and thousands wounded. The 15-nation Security Council late Thursday voted 14-0, with the United States abstaining, to adopt the resolution demanding the ceasefire.

September 23rd, 2009 Ahmadinejad: Iran ready to build world peaceUNITED NATIONS — Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says his country is ready to shake all hands "that are honestly extended to us." Speaking at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, he announced Iran's commitment to participate in building durable peace and security worldwide for all nations while defending the country's legitimate and legal rights.

July 21st, 2009 UN chief condemns looting of Somali officesUNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned the looting of two United Nations offices in southern Somalia and pledged to continue to help the war-ravaged country emerge from decades of violence. The U.N. refugee agency said the looting had paralyzed its aid operations in the region.

September 25th, 2009 Abbas: settlements block relaunch of peace talksUNITED NATIONS — The Palestinian president tells the U.N. General Assembly that Israel's continued settlement expansion is blocking the resumption of Mideast peace talks.

September 23rd, 2009 Obama lays out 4 pillars for global cooperationUNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama says all nations have a responsibility to work toward a future of peace and prosperity. In his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, Obama told world leaders Wednesday he believes there are four pillars necessary to ensure that future — nuclear disarmament, the promotion of peace and security, preservation of the planet, and a global economy that offers opportunity for all people.