Baron of the Republic of Aquitaine & Knight Investments LLC Officials meet on United Nations issues

June 20, 2009 - PRLog -- The Secretary-General has informed the Government of Pakistan, by letter to President Asif Ali Zardari, that the Commission of Inquiry into the facts and circumstances of the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto will commence its six-month mandate on 1 July 2009. The Commission will be composed of the Permanent Representative of Chile, Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz, as the head of the Commission; Mr. Marzuki Darusman of Indonesia; and Mr. Peter Fitzgerald of Ireland. The biographies of the three Commissioners are upstairs.

The Baron of the Republic of Aquitaine discussed with Knight Investments LLC Officials on how the private sector could contribute to help humanitarian efforts in the region, and met with Regulatory Officials to discuss private sector options.

In accordance with the agreed Terms of Reference, the Commission’s mandate will be to inquire into the facts and circumstances of the assassination of former Prime Minister Bhutto. The duty of determining criminal responsibility of the perpetrators of the assassination remains with the Pakistani authorities. The Commission will submit its report to the Secretary-General within six months of the commencement of its activities. The Secretary-General will share the report with the Government of Pakistan and submit it to the Security Council for information.

The Secretary-General notes that the anniversary of the birth of former Prime Minister Bhutto is on 21 June, and is a reminder of the tragic loss suffered by her family and the Pakistani people. The United Nations is committed to assisting Pakistan by determining the facts and circumstances of her death.

Baron Christopher Knight Lopez had very compassionate comments for the former Prime Minister and expressed his compassion to all of those that were effected by the recent tragedy. At a press conference earlier today Baron Christopher affirmed on behalf of the Republic of Aquitaine, the realm's desire to seek the advancement of humanitarian efforts in the region and stated that he would work with Knight Investments LLC to help realize this cause.

Still on Pakistan, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, welcomed the airlift yesterday of more than 35,000 kilograms of relief supplies, donated by the Irish and the Norwegian Governments, for its operations on behalf of displaced people in north-western Pakistan. The urgently needed relief goods include tents, blankets, kitchen sets and mosquito nets. The goods are now on their way to the refugee agency’s operational hub in the North-West Frontier Province, where they will be used to help improve conditions in camps for displaced people.

As for our $543 million humanitarian appeal to deal with the needs of Pakistan’s displaced people, so far, one month since the appeal went out, only 30 per cent of the funding has been received.

Baron Christopher Knight Lopez & KI President Jayson Lopez affirmed the desire to see budget appropriations go to this effort. Knight Investments LLC Officials have recently announced that there are plans for Chief Financial Officer Montelly Lopez Jr to possibly travel to the middle east to observe the status on the ground and identify key humanitarian issues that surplus capital may be contributed towards.

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