US Mission Geneva

The United States has designated a Hong Kong–based company, two North Korean bank officials, North Korea’s space agency and several space officials in response to U.N. Security Council Resolution 2087, which was unanimously adopted on January 22 in the wake of Pyongyang’s launch — in direct violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions 1718 and 1874 — of a rocket using ballistic missile technology on December 12.

The United States will contribute up to $475 million to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), promising to give $1 for every $2 committed by other donors.

We are committed to continue to build on our past discussions and explore new areas to deepen and broaden our economic and financial engagements.

The U.S. Treasury Department has lifted restrictions to make it easier for American nongovernmental organizations to offer financial aid to earthquake victims in Iran.

The U.S. government is committed to helping Tunisia build an economic foundation that supports sustainable and inclusive economic and job growth, bolsters international confidence in the Tunisian market, and expands U.S.-Tunisian economic relations, the U.S. Treasury said.

“Aid for trade” strives to help developing countries improve their capacity to trade by removing internal barriers to trade; building institutional capacity in areas such as customs and national standards; developing business skills; and building the transportation, energy, and other infrastructure needed to enable trade and business expansion that can propel economic growth.

The European financial crisis will be a key topic when the leaders of 20 large economies gather in Mexico June 18 and 19.

“We, the United States, hope that all responsible countries will soon join in taking appropriate economic actions against the Syrian regime, including, if necessary, Chapter VII action in the U.N. Security Council.”

The United States has taken new action to isolate Syria’s Assad regime from the international financial system by sanctioning the Syria International Islamic Bank (SIIB).