ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss U.S. Request for U.N. to Lift Iraqi Sanctions.Business Editors/Assignment Desks Topical topical /top·i·cal/ (top´i-k'l) pertaining to a particular area, as a topical antiinfective applied to a certain area of the skin and affecting only the area to which it is applied. top·i·cal adj. News: War On Terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act ADVISORY... CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2003 TOPIC: The United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and its allies requested the U.N. Security Council lift sanctions Sanctions is the plural of sanction. Depending on context, a sanction can be either a punishment or a permission. The word is a contronym. Sanctions involving countries: prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an article by The Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. . The postwar post·war adj. Belonging to the period after a war: postwar resettlement; a postwar house. postwar Adjective occurring or existing after a war Adj. 1. plan proposes that the United States and Britain Britain (brĭt`ən), alternate term for Great Britain, comprised of England, Scotland, and Wales. Often used synonymously with the United Kingdom, the name Britain is derived from Britannia, run Iraq as "occupying powers" for at least one year. The Security Council will likely make a decision, as the deadline for the oil-for-food program in Iraq is June 3. The oil-for-food program, in place since 1996, reaches 90 percent of Iraq's population. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: -0- William Koops is the president of Millennium Relief & Development Services, one of the most qualified organizations to provide information on Northern Iraq. He has worked in the refugee camps in Northern Iraq in the early 1990s and is providing humanitarian assistance and planning for reconstruction in Iraq. A Houston-based nonprofit, Millennium is one of a very few US NGOs registered in the north. A physician experienced in public health emergencies directs Millennium-Northern Iraq. He also coordinates medical and shelter needs with local officials. Their role is preventing and treating disease near camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs). Primary initiatives in Northern Iraq are a vocational & literacy program for women who are widowed or abandoned and a nutrition program for young children. PR Contact: Mitchell Jeffrey, 713-956-0948, mitch@jeffreycom.com William Loiry, president of Equity International, has been a leader in facilitating business development, investment, trade and global reconstruction since 1989. Equity International, through its summits, conferences and briefings focuses on joining corporate and multilateral lending institutions, US and foreign corporations and governments to encourage business and finance opportunities. He most recently hosted the Homeland & Global Security Summit and is planning the Iraq Reconstruction Conference among others. PR Contact: Candis Roby, 202-756-2244, croby@equityintl.us Professor Kalypso Nicolaidis, of Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, is an expert regarding political science, international trade and the United Nations. 617-495-1119, 617-495-1000 (University PR Phone) ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/. |
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