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Locals manoeuvre their small vessels along the Mekong river in Phnom Penh, November 7, 2012.

Dialogue Needed On Mekong Dam Project

Laos’s neighbors and the international community are again voicing concerns about hydroelectric project. More

Elephants gather at dusk to drink at a watering hole in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. (file)

Illegal Ivory Traffic Continues

Surge in recent years reflects the increasing involvement of organized crime. More

USAID’s Neglected Tropical Disease program helped treat 60 million people. USAID works with international partners to distribute essential medicines to large at-risk populations

Preventing Tropical Disease

A year-old commitment to focus new resources on neglected tropical diseases is making progress. More

Todd Stern speaks in Doha, Qatar, on the UN climate conference after the announcement for an extension of the Kyoto Protocol Agreement to journalists.

Last Chance To Avert Climate Change

Global climate change is one of the great challenges of our time, and a top priority of the Administration of President Barack Obama. More

Deputy Chief of Mission Paul Mayer adds a coat of paint to the new Wildlife Education Center

Protecting Biodiversity In Laos

The ACRES Education Center and Auditorium will promote awareness about the wildlife trade, conservation, and a host of animal welfare issues. More

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Spectators watch whales off the California coast.

Protecting Endangered Whales

Busy shipping lanes off the California coast will be adjusted.

Assistant Secretary of State Kerri-Ann Jones (center right) and members of the the Chilean-American Chamber of Commerce discussed the environment in Santiago, Chile.

U.S.- Chile Environmental Cooperation

Meetings reaffirm strong commitment to work together for preservation and protection.

The LettuceBee Kids is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping these children find a better future.

Help For Islamabad Street Kids

"I knew I wanted to help these kids who, by the luck of the draw, were born on the roadsides."

A young girl in Sudan holding a baby near a USAID tent in the Al Salam IDP (Internally Displace Persons) camp.

Boosting The Future By Helping Youth Today

“Young people must be given the skills, resources and opportunities to succeed."

Villagers check damaged houses in Gerdec, Albania, March 17, 2008 after an explosion at a munitions depot. A U.S.-funded program assisted with cleanup.

Assisting Albania's Cleanup

U.S. successfully concludes program to support Albania in clearing site of 2008 munitions explosion.

Working To Ban Conflict Diamonds

The Kimberley Process met for its annual Plenary with more than three hundred-fifty delegates representing seventy different countries.

Connect-Mekong Program Launched

New plan leverages U.S. expertise in fostering trade and entrepreneurship.

Gender-based violence increases women and girls’ overall vulnerability to HIV. (File photo - HIV testing)

Fighting Gender-Based Violence And HIV

U.S. will contribute $3 million to aid in the fight against gender-based violence and the increased vulnerability to HIV that results from it.

Kenya Wildlife Service officials deliver elephants tusks and firearms recovered from poachers to their headquarters, Nairobi, June 22, 2012.

Targeting Wildlife Trafficking

“This year alone, 30,000 African elephants will be killed for their ivory."

A fishing boat floats on the Mekong river at Sambor in Cambodia

Mekong Dam Project Should Be Cooperative Effort

Our ultimate goal is to support the countries of the region as they work to provide their people with a better future.

A large red ribbon is installed on the North Portico of the White House to mark World AIDS Day on December 1, in Washington, D.C., November 30, 2012.

World AIDS Day -- A New Direction

For the first time, we see the possibility of an AIDS-free generation.

A boy undergoing treatment lies in bed at the paediatric cancer section of the Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, September 10, 2012.

The Looming Threat Of Non-Communicable Diseases

Globally, over a 35 million people die of non-communicable diseases every year.

Mina, 8, center, follows her new husband as she visits a temple with Sukhram, 22, right, and his family members. (file)

Stopping Child Marriage

Every year, 10 million girls under the age of 18 become child brides.

Solar panels are seen on the roof of the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC) in Doha, Qatar.

Energy Diplomacy Key To U.S. Foreign Policy

In all its complexity, energy will be one of the defining issues of the 21st century.

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, laughs with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, center, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during their joint statement at the Nuclear Security Summit at the Coex Center, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 2, 2012. (file)

Kazakh Nonproliferation Cooperation

Kazakhstan has taken bold steps toward nuclear disarmament and is a strategic partner for the U.S in the arena of nuclear nonproliferation.

A child awaits for the distribution of meals by WFP in Haiti.

Investing In Agriculture To Reduce Hunger

Strengthening food security has been a top priority for the Administration of President Barack Obama.

Clinton at UNAIDS

Secretary Clinton defined three elements of an AIDS-free generation.

Standing Up for the Youngest Victims

“Children as young as nine years of age were victims of killing and maiming, arbitrary arrest, detention, torture and ill-treatment".

This year, the International Labor Organization released new estimates indicating that there are more than 3 million victims of human trafficking in the OSCE region at any given time.

Human Trafficking in OSCE

The United States supports the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s efforts to combat human trafficking.

Norman Borlaug, 1970 Nobel Prize recipient, looks over sorghum tests, Oct. 30, 1996, in a Texas A&M University teaching greenhouses.

The Continuing Legacy of Norman Borlaug

Aditi Mukherji of India will be first recipient of new award.

Placing Sanctions On Censorship In Iran

A screen at the General Satellite Control and Command Center shows the moment North Korea's Unha-3 rocket is launched in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea announced on February 12 that it had conducted its third nuclear test.

North Korea's Third Nuclear Test

M23 rebels near the town of Bunagana, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Nicolas Pinault/VOA)

Ending Congo Instability A Moral Imperative

Pope Benedict XVI waves to faithful during the Angelus prayer from the window of his Castel Gandolfo summer palace, on the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005.

An Historic Resignation

Land Reform In Tajikistan

Iran Intensifies Persecution Of Journalists

Somali journalists, in Mogadishu on Jan. 27, 2013, demand the release of Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim, who was arrested after reporting on an alleged rape case involving government soldiers.

Somali Justice Questioned In Rape Case

North Korea's Unha-3 rocket lifts off from the Sohae launch pad in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. (file)

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