Cuba, Russia, China, and Iran have again demonstrated that they do not care about human rights or democracy in Venezuela, but are only interested in propping up the illegitimate regime of Nicolas Maduro.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 16 November, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, News, Press Releases | Tags: Human Rights
As we continue our cooperation with the UPR process and consider the many recommendations, we wish to offer some initial reactions to certain assertions made by a few delegations during the UPR.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 13 November, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Human Rights, News, Press Releases | Tags: Human Rights, Mission Geneva
Participation of Taiwan in the Upcoming World Health Assembly Press Statement U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva November 6, 2020 We urge Director-General Tedros to invite Taiwan to participate in the upcoming World Health Assembly on November 9-14. We encourage the WHO to expand its efforts to offer Taiwan increased meaningful cooperation and …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 6 November, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Global Health, News, Press Releases
The U.S. government will not participate in the Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group (OEIGWG) session this week on the articulation of a business and human rights treaty. We continue to oppose this treaty based on its substance and the process around its development.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 26 October, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, News, Press Releases | Tags: Human Rights
WTO Fisheries Subsidies Negotiations Heads of Delegation Meeting Statement by Ambassador Dennis C. Shea October 9, 2020 Thank you, Santiago, for your report and reflections on the week, as well as sharing some of your plans for the intersessional period leading up to the November meetings. The United States continues to support your process, which …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 9 October, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador WTO, Economic Affairs, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, Trade | Tags: International Trade
The Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs’ Providing Opportunities for Women’s Economic Rise (POWER) initiative is partnering with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to close the gender digital divide by 2030.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 5 October, 2020 | Topics: Business, Economic Affairs, Events, Featured Event, Gender Issues, News, Press Releases, The U.S. and the U.N.
Statement by Ambassador Andrew Bremberg U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva On the Release of the First Report of the Commission on Unalienable Rights At this moment, hundreds of millions of men, women, and children around the world continue to suffer under harsh authoritarian regimes, where their …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 17 July, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, News, Press Releases | Tags: Mission Geneva
High Commissioner Bachelet’s July 2 report vividly documents the continuing deterioration of human rights in Venezuela under the corrupt leadership of Nicolas Maduro.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 2 July, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Fact Sheets, Featured Event, Human Rights, News, Press Releases | Tags: Human Rights, Mission Geneva
My colleagues and I join Americans and people around the world in horror, anger, and grief at the senseless death of George Floyd.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 10 June, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Human Rights, News, Press Releases | Tags: Mission Geneva
Today, on the annual International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, we recognize the service and sacrifice of the women and men serving in UN peacekeeping missions, and we applaud their contribution to global peace and security.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 29 May, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, International Security, News, Press Releases
Secretary Pompeo: “The United States remains the largest single donor of humanitarian and health assistance around the world, and for Venezuelans in need.”
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 22 May, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
Secretary Pompeo: “Today, the United States is imposing financial sanctions and visa restrictions on Iranian individuals and entities under human rights-related authorities.”
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 20 May, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Human Rights
Months into fighting the COVID-19 pandemic at home and abroad, the United States is continuing to lead the global charge against the pandemic, building on decades of leadership in life-saving health and humanitarian assistance.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 20 May, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Global Health, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The United States condemns Taiwan’s exclusion from the World Health Assembly.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 18 May, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Global Health, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: healh, Mission Geneva
On May 11, 1995, States Party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons decided that the Treaty, known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, should remain in force indefinitely.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 12 May, 2020 | Topics: Arms Control, Featured Event, News, Press Releases | Tags: Arms Control
Message on the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE Day) Press Statement by MICHAEL R. POMPEO, Secretary of State Washington, DC, May 8, 2020 Today we mark 75 years since the end of hostilities in Europe in the Second World War. We pay tribute today to all those who stood up for humanity and …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 8 May, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State
We applaud the courage and determination of the independent media. Their work is challenging but benefits us all.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 4 May, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Human Rights
The United States condemns the act of terror carried out today in Afrin, Syria, claiming the lives of dozens of people shopping in the central market as they prepared to break the Ramadan fast.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 29 April, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, International Security, News, Press Releases
Secretary Pompeo: “We commit to continue our collaboration with ASEAN to beat this pandemic and get back to the business of building a bright future for the region together.”
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 23 April, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Global Health, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
I will never hesitate to take any necessary steps to protect the lives, health, and safety of the American people.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 15 April, 2020 | Topics: Events, Fact Sheets, Global Health, News, President of the United States, Press Releases
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) released a report attributing 3 instances of chemical weapons use to the Assad regime
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 9 April, 2020 | Topics: Arms Control, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Arms Control
We are building on that leadership, with another $225 million in health, humanitarian, and economic assistance to further boost response efforts worldwide.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 8 April, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Global Health, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State
The United States is the world’s single largest financial supporter of conventional weapons destruction, investing over $3.7 billion in more than 100 countries since 1993.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 2 April, 2020 | Topics: Arms Control, Featured Event, News, Press Releases | Tags: Arms Control
This framework calls for the establishment of broadly acceptable transitional government to administer free and fair presidential elections and a pathway to lifting Venezuela-related U.S. sanctions.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 1 April, 2020 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State
Today, I am pleased to announce that the United States has made available nearly $274 million in emergency health and humanitarian funding.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 27 March, 2020 | Topics: Events, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State
In light of threats posed by COVID-19, the United States reiterates its calls for the Assad regime to take concrete steps to protect the fate of thousands of civilians, including U.S. citizens, being held arbitrarily in overcrowded and inhumane conditions in regime detention centers.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 25 March, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 16 March, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases
Secretary Pompeo: “The United States remains committed to denying Iran any pathway to a nuclear weapon.”
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 6 March, 2020 | Topics: Arms Control, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Arms Control
Secretary Pompeo: “On behalf of the United States, I congratulate Daren Tang for his election as Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).”
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 5 March, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Intellectual Property, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State
Ambassador Andrew Bremberg, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, will serve as the Head of Delegation. Ambassador Robert Wood, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, and Mr. Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 4 March, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Intellectual Property, News, Press Releases | Tags: Mission Geneva
Today in Turkey, the U.S. Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Kelly Craft, announced $108 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of Syria in response to the ongoing crisis caused by Assad regime, Russian, and Iranian forces.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 3 March, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The U.S. Government is providing these funds to the World Health Organization, other multilateral institutions, and programs led by USAID’s implementing partners. These are the first U.S. Government funds committed from the pledge of up to $100 million announced by the U.S. Department of State on February 7, 2020.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 3 March, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
President Trump has proclaimed January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 13 January, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Human Rights
Venezuela’s political crisis has led to the flight of more than 4.8 million people, the collapse of a once prosperous country’s educational, economic, industrial, and healthcare systems, and the abuse of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 10 January, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
During the December 10-11 fiftieth round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) on the conflict in Georgia, the U.S. delegation expressed frustration that participants have been unable to make progress on core issues and called on Russia to fulfill its obligations under the August 12, 2008 six-point ceasefire agreement, including in particular by withdrawing Russian …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 12 December, 2019 | Topics: Europe & Eurasia, Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, International Security, News, Press Releases
Secretary Pompeo: “America’s support for refugees and other displaced people extends well beyond our immigration system.”
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 4 November, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
DAS Rayburn: “It is my privilege to be here in Geneva this week heading a U.S. diplomatic delegation that has come here to support the launching of the Constitutional Committee for Syria under the auspices of the United Nations.”
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 30 October, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, International Security, Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
The United States strongly supports multilateral organizations that sincerely and effectively work to protect human rights.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 18 October, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Human Rights
From October 7-11, the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration led the U.S. delegation to the 70th Session of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Executive Committee.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 16 October, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
I would like to use my intervention to touch upon four subjects: special and differential treatment, the fisheries subsidies negotiations, the e-commerce negotiations through the Joint Statement Initiative, and the Appellate Body.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 14 October, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Ambassador WTO, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, Trade | Tags: International Trade
At the forty-ninth round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) on the conflict in Georgia, the U.S. delegation expressed concern over the recent escalation of tensions along the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) with South Ossetia.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 10 October, 2019 | Topics: Europe & Eurasia, Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, International Security, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The United States calls on the People’s Republic of China to immediately end its campaign of repression in Xinjiang, release all those arbitrarily detained, and cease efforts to coerce members of Chinese Muslim minority groups residing abroad to return to China to face an uncertain fate.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 9 October, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Human Rights
This funding complements more than $2.2 billion in U.S. humanitarian assistance since 2015 and will help 1.5 million Yemeni households – approximately 9 million people – access basic goods and services on the local economy.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 7 October, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
Secretary Pompeo: “Today, the United States continues to take action in response to Russian attempts to influence U.S. democratic processes by imposing sanctions on four entities and seven individuals associated with the Internet Research Agency and its financier, Yevgeniy Prigozhin.”
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 1 October, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State
The United States welcomes UN Secretary General Guterres’ announcement that an agreement has been reached between the Government of Syria and the Syrian Negotiations Commission to form a Constitutional Committee facilitated by the United Nations in Geneva.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 24 September, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
Deputy Secretary John Sullivan and United States Agency for International Development Administrator Mark Green announced September 4 in Cúcuta, Colombia more than $120 million in additional U.S. humanitarian assistance to address the largest external displacement of persons in the Hemisphere’s history.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 6 September, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
On the 29th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the United States reaffirms its commitment to respecting the human rights of persons with disabilities.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 29 July, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The dialogue is a continuation of U.S. and Russian discussions on a broad range of strategic security issues.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 19 July, 2019 | Topics: Arms Control, Featured Event, International Security, News, Press Releases | Tags: Arms Control
The Strategic Security Dialogue is the latest in a series of meetings the United States has conducted with Russian officials to build on Secretary Pompeo’s and Foreign Minister Lavrov’s discussions during their May 14 meeting in Sochi, Russia.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 17 July, 2019 | Topics: Arms Control, Featured Event, International Security, News, Press Releases | Tags: Arms Control
Today, the Department of State is publicly designating the following individuals and their immediate family members for the named individuals’ responsibility for gross human rights violations, including in extrajudicial killings in northern Rakhine State, Burma, during the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 17 July, 2019 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Featured Event, Human Rights, News, Press Releases | Tags: Human Rights
The United States remains deeply concerned by the gross human rights abuses and violations detailed in the UN Human Rights report.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 9 July, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, News, Press Releases, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Human Rights
The United States fully supports Georgia’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 3 July, 2019 | Topics: Europe & Eurasia, Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, International Security, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The United States strongly condemns the Iranian regime’s growing crackdown on women advocating for their human rights. Yasmin Aryani, Monireh Arabshahi, and Mojgan Keshavarz have been arrested in recent days for the crime of peacefully protesting compulsory hijab.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 1 May, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases | Tags: Human Rights
The United States is alarmed by the escalation of violence in Idlib and northern Hama. Ongoing Russian and regime airstrikes, along with attacks by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other groups connected to Al Qaeda in Syria, continue to destabilize the region, exacerbate the dire humanitarian situation, and cause dozens of civilian deaths and injuries – …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 1 May, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, International Security, Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
Special Representative for Syria Engagement and Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Ambassador James Jeffrey and Deputy Assistant Secretary and Special Envoy for Syria Joel Rayburn will travel to Ankara, Turkey for meetings on April 30-May 2, 2019.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 30 April, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, International Security, News, Press Releases
The United States is appalled by the Assad regime’s decision to reject the UN request to deliver a convoy of urgently needed humanitarian aid from Damascus to the Rukban encampment.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 26 April, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
On April 4, the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Georgia held an event in Geneva, Switzerland, to expose the ongoing violations and abuses of human rights in Nicaragua that began in April 2018 with the Ortega-Murillo regime’s violent crackdown on peaceful protesters.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 4 April, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, News, Press Releases, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Human Rights
With the support of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of Curaçao, today’s delivery contains four kits of emergency health assistance with medicines and medical supplies.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 3 April, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases, Western Hemisphere
These individuals’ family members are among the more than one million Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs, and members of other Muslim minority groups whom the Chinese government has detained in internment camps since April 2017.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 28 March, 2019 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Featured Event, Human Rights, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Human Rights
The United States announced more than $61 million in additional humanitarian assistance to meet the needs of vulnerable communities, displaced persons, and returning refugees across Afghanistan, as well as Afghan refugees in the region.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 26 March, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
On March 13, the United States co-hosted an event with Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland to raise awareness regarding ongoing and egregious human rights abuses in Xinjiang, where more than one million Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and other members of Muslim minority groups have been …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 13 March, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, News, Press Releases | Tags: Human Rights
Secretary Michael Pompeo: “The United States is proud to observe International Women’s Day, March 8.”
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 8 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State
Today, the United States announced nearly $24 million in additional emergency aid to the people of Yemen, who face the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 27 February, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
Today, Vice President Pence announced that the United States is providing nearly $56 million in additional humanitarian assistance to support the regional response for the nearly 3.4 million Venezuelans who have fled Venezuela due to the political and economic crisis caused by Nicolas Maduro.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 26 February, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
Today has been a historic day. Interim President Juan Guaido, the National Assembly, and the people of Venezuela have been an inspiration to the world.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 25 February, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The United States applauds the recent success of the United Nations and Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) humanitarian convoy which brought life-saving humanitarian assistance to more than 40,000 displaced people at the Rukban informal camp in south-eastern Syria.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 19 February, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, Near East & North Africa, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
This week marks the eight-year anniversary of the detention of 2009 Iranian presidential election candidates Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi, as well as Mousavi’s wife and women’s rights advocate Zahra Rahnavard.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 15 February, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, Press Releases | Tags: Human Rights
We welcome the news that the UN and Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) are making a second humanitarian aid delivery from Damascus to the Rukban encampment, providing critical food, medical care, warm clothes, and shelter materials.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 8 February, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, Near East & North Africa, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
Secretary of State Pompeo announced that the United States is ready to provide more than $20 million in initial humanitarian assistance to the people of Venezuela as they struggle to cope with severe food and medicine shortages and the other dire impacts of their country’s political and economic crisis caused by the illegitimate Maduro regime.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 25 January, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The “Ministerial to Promote a Future of Peace and Security in the Middle East,” held jointly by the United States and Poland, will take place in Warsaw, Poland on February 13-14. We have received very positive responses from our partners and allies around the world, with dozens of countries expressing their willingness and intention to …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 25 January, 2019 | Topics: Arms Control, International Security, Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases | Tags: peace
The United States commends participants from the Yemen consultations in Sweden for making progress on key initiatives, including a cease-fire and withdrawal of forces in Hudaydah, prisoner exchanges, and opening humanitarian corridors to the city of Taiz.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 14 December, 2018 | Topics: Humanitarian Affairs, International Security, Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State
The Nicaraguan regime’s recent actions to strip legal status from non-governmental organizations, including groups monitoring human rights, reveal President Ortega’s and Vice President Murillo’s continued contempt for human rights in their own country.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 14 December, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Press Releases, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Human Rights
At the forty-sixth round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) on the conflict in Georgia, December 11-12, the United States welcomed efforts by the GID Co-Chairs and participants to re-convene the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) meetings in Gali and Ergneti as soon as possible.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 13 December, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, International Security, News, Press Releases
Today, on International Human Rights Day, we mark with deep sorrow the passing in Russia of one of the world’s great defenders of human rights, Ludmilla Mikhailovna Alexeeva.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 11 December, 2018 | Topics: Europe & Eurasia, Featured Event, Human Rights, Press Releases | Tags: Human Rights
We’ve discussed our concerns about Russia’s longstanding violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty for many years now.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 7 December, 2018 | Topics: Arms Control, Featured Event, Press Releases | Tags: Arms Control
Melania and I join with a grieving Nation to mourn the loss of former President George H.W. Bush, who passed away last night.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 3 December, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, News, President of the United States, Press Releases
The latest “Astana group” meeting on Syria did not yield an agreed list of members for the Syrian Constitutional Committee and thus failed to produce progress toward advancing the political process in this tragic conflict.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 30 November, 2018 | Topics: International Security, Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
In Geneva, Ambassador Wells will join Under Secretary for Political Affairs David Hale who will lead the U.S. delegation at the Geneva Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan to review Afghanistan’s progress in the common effort to attain lasting peace and prosperity for the people of Afghanistan.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 27 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Eliminating violence against women and girls requires all of us—governments, the private sector, civil society, and faith-based organizations—to take action.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 23 November, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, Gender Issues, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State
The United States reiterates its call for all parties to support UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths by immediately ceasing hostilities and engaging in direct talks aimed at ending the conflict.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 23 November, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, News, Press Releases
The United States of America and the Kingdom of the Netherlands today officially launched the upcoming 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), which is scheduled to be held in The Hague, Netherlands on June 4-5, 2019.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 16 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
We commend the Kingdom’s initiatives to broaden societal and economic participation for Saudi Arabian women. We remain, however, concerned about guardianship laws and credible reports of the forcible return of women to Saudi Arabia after these women have entered the sovereign jurisdiction of other countries.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 5 November, 2018 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Featured Event, Human Rights, News, Press Releases | Tags: Human Rights, Mission Geneva
Commemorating this day is particularly important this year, as we continue to seek all facts in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 5 November, 2018 | Topics: Fundamental Freedoms, News, Press Releases
The United States congratulates Doreen Bogdan-Martin for her election as Director of the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Bureau of Telecommunication Development.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 5 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Science & Tech
We welcome the news that the UN is finally able to begin delivering aid to the Rukban encampment from Damascus.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 2 November, 2018 | Topics: Humanitarian Affairs, Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
The United States calls on all parties to support UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths in finding a peaceful solution to the conflict in Yemen based on the agreed references.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 31 October, 2018 | Topics: International Security, Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State
Today we commemorate the 20th anniversary of the signing of the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act (IRF Act) into law.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 29 October, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State
In his four years and four months as UN Special Envoy for Syria , Staffan de Mistura has worked tirelessly to find a solution to the Syrian crisis, saved lives by working to deescalate the violence that has engulfed the country, and eased suffering by constantly pressing for unhindered delivery of vital medical and humanitarian …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 19 October, 2018 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
Press Statement by the U.S. Delegation to the Geneva International Discussions on the Conflict in Georgia (GID)
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 11 October, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, International Security, News, Press Releases | Tags: Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs
We, the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, France, Germany, Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America made the following statement of support for the urgent convening of a constitutional committee to advance the UN’s efforts to achieve a political solution to the conflict in Syria on the basis …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 28 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases, The U.S. and the U.N., USUN
Remarks by Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Westin Grand Central Hotel New York City September 25, 2018 SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you. Thank you, all. Thank you. Thanks. So I’m still – it’s going to take me just a minute to recover. I was desperately afraid Senator Lieberman was going to ask me to translate some …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 26 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State
Deputy Secretary Sullivan: “I’m pleased to announcethat we are working with our Congress to make a second $25 million available to the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery as well as to the University of Georgia Research Foundation to work toward our mutual aim of ending modern slavery through transformative programs, innovative research methodologies, and …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 26 September, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Press Releases, Speeches
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today released a list of approximately $200 billion worth of Chinese imports that will be subject to additional tariffs.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 18 September, 2018 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, Trade | Tags: International Trade
The Mission will never forget the support of Genevans and members of the international community here in the days after the attacks. Flowers, candles, and messages of solidarity were left at our gates, reflecting an overwhelming spirit of unity.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 11 September, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
Today, oral proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) began in The Hague on an application for provisional measures in a case brought by Iran against the United States, Alleged Violations of the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights. Iran’s filing with the ICJ is an attempt to interfere with the …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 28 August, 2018 | Topics: International Security, Near East & North Africa, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC August 18, 2018 I am saddened to hear of the passing of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and express my condolences to the Annan family and to the people of his home country of Ghana. Mr. Annan spent his life advocating for peace and human …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 19 August, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases
United States Remarks at the Conference on Disarmament As delivered by Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Yleem D.S. Poblete Geneva, Switzerland August 14, 2018 Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, all. Mr. President, I would like to bring to the attention of this body a matter related to outer space …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 14 August, 2018 | Topics: Arms Control, Conference on Disarmament, Featured Event, International Security, News, Press Releases | Tags: Arms Control
The United States welcomes the safe evacuation of more than 400 members of the Syrian Civil Defense, otherwise known as the White Helmets, and their families from southwest Syria.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 23 July, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
On World Refugee Day, we join the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and our international partners in commemorating the strength, courage, and resilience of millions of refugees worldwide who have been forced to flee their homes due to persecution and conflict.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 20 June, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, News, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs, Michael R. Pompeo
President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) held a first, historic summit in Singapore on June 12, 2018.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 12 June, 2018 | Topics: Arms Control, East Asia & Pacific, Featured Event, International Security, President of the United States, Press Releases | Tags: Arms Control, Donald J. Trump
The United States joins people around the world in celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) Pride Month, and reaffirms its commitment to protecting and defending the human rights of all, including LGBTI persons.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 1 June, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Human Rights, Michael R. Pompeo
The United States condemns the fraudulent election that took place in Venezuela on May 20. This so-called “election” is an attack on constitutional order and an affront to Venezuela’s tradition of democracy. Until the Maduro regime restores a democratic path in Venezuela through free, fair, and transparent elections, the government faces isolation from the international …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 21 May, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Human Rights, Michael R. Pompeo
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC May 17, 2018 On May 15, 2018, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Fact-Finding Mission, released its report regarding an alleged incident in Saraqib, Syrian Arab Republic on 4 February 2018. The FFM “determined that chlorine, released from cylinders through mechanical impact, was likely …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 17 May, 2018 | Topics: Arms Control, International Security, Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases
The United States stands for the protection of fundamental freedoms and universal human rights.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 17 May, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
The United States is deeply concerned by the harassment and detention of Baha’is by the Houthis in Sana’a, Yemen.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 14 May, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases
As we exit the Iran deal, we will be working with our allies to find a real, comprehensive, and lasting solution to the Iranian threat.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 8 May, 2018 | Topics: Arms Control, International Security, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
The Administration of President Donald J. Trump strongly supports the candidacy of Ken Isaacs as Director General for the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The United States is the world leader in humanitarian assistance, and we will continue to lead.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 3 May, 2018 | Topics: Humanitarian Affairs, Press Releases
On the 25th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, we renew our commitment to promoting and protecting a free press, which is an essential pillar of democracy.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 3 May, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
USAID: Today, the United States announced nearly $87 million in additional humanitarian assistance to help the people of Yemen, who face the world’s largest food-security emergency and worst cholera outbreak, driven by more than three years of war. This funding brings the total U.S. humanitarian assistance for the Yemen response since the beginning of Fiscal …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 3 April, 2018 | Topics: Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases
As we commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8th, the United States renews our steadfast commitment to addressing inequalities between women and men at home and abroad and reaffirms the importance of advancing the status of women and girls globally.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 8 March, 2018 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Rex Tillerson
The United States is extremely concerned about escalating violence in Idlib, the Damascus suburbs of Eastern Ghouta, and other areas of Syria threatened by ongoing regime and Russian airstrikes.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 9 February, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, Press Releases
The United States denounces the decision by Venezuela’s National Electoral Council to unilaterally advance presidential elections without guarantees to ensure free, fair, and internationally-validated elections.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 9 February, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases
The United States is gravely concerned by Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga’s self-“inauguration” on January 30.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 2 February, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases
The Venezuelan people deserve the right to express their views and consent to governance through a free and fair democratic process that is open to all candidates. A presidential election cannot be legitimate if candidates and parties cannot freely participate.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 12 December, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases
The United States supports international cooperation on migration issues, but it is the primary responsibility of sovereign states to help ensure that migration is safe, orderly, and legal.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 4 December, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Rex Tillerson
We hope that all parties to the talks in Geneva will display the seriousness and flexibility to find a solution that can bring an end to this conflict and to the suffering of the Syrian people. We call in particular upon the Syrian regime now to enter into substantive negotiations in Geneva on the basis …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 27 November, 2017 | Topics: International Security, Press Releases
We honor the memory of Sergey Magnitskiy, who died on November 16, 2009, while in custody in a Moscow prison.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 16 November, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases
The delegation will meet with various stakeholders to discuss the U.S. and international responses to the ongoing crisis and to explore durable solutions.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 30 October, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs, Press Releases
The U.S. government has provided nearly $40 million in life-saving emergency assistance in direct response to the Rakhine State crisis since August 25. This brings the total U.S. humanitarian assistance in FY 2017 to displaced Burmese in Burma and the region to nearly $104 million.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 23 October, 2017 | Topics: Humanitarian Affairs, Press Releases
In Geneva, the Secretary will meet with the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, International Organization for Migration, and the International Committee of the Red Cross to discuss a number of the current global humanitarian crises.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 19 October, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Rex Tillerson
The United States condemns the Venezuelan government’s latest anti-democratic action: requiring newly elected governors to submit to the illegitimate Constituent Assembly to be sworn into office.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 19 October, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases
We congratulate Haiti for its progress in achieving greater security and stability and recognize the conclusion of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) on October 15.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 17 October, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases, Western Hemisphere
The United States condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks that killed and injured hundreds in Mogadishu on October 14.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 15 October, 2017 | Topics: Africa, Human Rights, Press Releases
Our Nation is heartbroken. We mourn with all whose loved ones were murdered and injured in last night’s horrible tragedy in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 2 October, 2017 | Topics: President of the United States, Press Releases | Tags: Donald J. Trump
We are very concerned by the United Nations announcement on September 8 that an estimated 270,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh since August 25 following allegations of serious human rights abuses in Burma’s Rakhine State, including violent attacks and mass burnings of villages.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 11 September, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases, South & Central Asia
This evening, President Trump announced the new integrated strategy for the U.S. approach to South Asia that will require diplomatically engaging Pakistan, Afghanistan and India to create the conditions for stability in the region.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 22 August, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, International Security, Press Releases, South & Central Asia | Tags: Rex Tillerson
The United States expresses its outrage over the repeated acts of brutality, including torture, and extra-judicial executions, conducted by the Syrian regime.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 4 August, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, Press Releases
As a Member of Congress, a U.S. Ambassador, a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and as President of the International Republican Institution, Mark has shown his commitment to development programs that produce tangible results.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 4 August, 2017 | Topics: Humanitarian Affairs, Press Releases
On behalf of all Americans, congratulations to the people of France as you celebrate Bastille Day on July 14.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 14 July, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Rex Tillerson
This violence, perpetrated during the celebration of Venezuela’s independence, is an assault on the democratic principles cherished by the men and women who struggled for Venezuela’s independence 206 years ago today.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 6 July, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases, Western Hemisphere
While there are no perfect options for guaranteeing stability, we must explore all possibilities for holding the line against the resurgence of ISIS or other terrorist groups.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 6 July, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Near East & North Africa, Press Releases | Tags: Rex Tillerson
The United States remains committed to human rights and fundamental freedoms for all persons. Dignity and equality for all persons are among our founding constitutional principles, and these principles continue to drive U.S. diplomacy.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 7 June, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Gender Issues, Press Releases | Tags: Rex Tillerson
Prior to joining the State Department, Nauert was a New York-based Fox News Channel anchor and correspondent.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 25 April, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases
The United States will continue to support Egypt’s security and stability in its efforts to defeat terrorism.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 10 April, 2017 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Press Releases
On International Women’s Day, we reflect on the critical contributions women make in every sector of society and we recommit ourselves to addressing the discrimination and barriers that women face around the world.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 9 March, 2017 | Topics: Gender Issues, Press Releases
We call on Russia and the separatist forces it backs to immediately observe the cease-fire, withdraw all heavy weapons, and allow full and unfettered access to the OSCE monitors.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 26 February, 2017 | Topics: Europe & Eurasia, International Security, Press Releases
An estimated 5.5 million people—nearly half of South Sudan’s population—will face life-threatening hunger this year.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 21 February, 2017 | Topics: Africa, Humanitarian Affairs, Press Releases
Earlier today, President Donald J. Trump signed a series of Presidential Memoranda to fulfill his promise to make America Great Again on trade and other issues.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 24 January, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, Trade
The Foreign Ministers of the United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates met today along with the UN Special Envoy and the Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 19 December, 2016 | Topics: Humanitarian Affairs, Near East & North Africa, Press Releases
We are proud to live in a nation that has offered unparalleled freedom and opportunity to migrants, and reaffirm our commitment to assisting those who are most in need of protection and aid.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 19 December, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Humanitarian Affairs, Press Releases | Tags: John Kerry
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Gayle Smith announced the additional funding at the “High Level Side Event on South Sudan” on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. This additional funding brings the total U.S. humanitarian aid for the people of South Sudan to nearly $1.9 billion since the …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 23 September, 2016 | Topics: Humanitarian Affairs, Press Releases
The United States today began implementing changes under the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 (the Act). U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) welcomes more than a million passengers arriving to the United States every day and is committed to facilitating legitimate travel while maintaining the highest standards of security …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 21 January, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases, Visa Waiver Program
The United States is grateful for the constructive role played by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the African Union to secure an agreement.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 27 August, 2015 | Topics: Africa, Press Releases
On Thursday, August 27, the President will travel to New Orleans to meet with residents who have rebuilt their lives over the past 10 years since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 26 August, 2015 | Topics: Environment, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
While the U.S. welcomes the signing of the South Sudan peace agreement, we are deeply disappointed that the Government of South Sudan refused to sign the agreement.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 19 August, 2015 | Topics: Africa, Press Releases
The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the Assad regime’s deadly airstrikes yesterday on a market in the Damascus suburb of Douma.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 18 August, 2015 | Topics: International Security, Near East & North Africa, Press Releases
The United States condemns in the strongest terms both the ISIL attack this morning at a crowded market place in Baghdad as well as other recent terrorist attacks against the Iraqi people.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 14 August, 2015 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Press Releases
Coalition partners discussed how to further strengthen, accelerate and integrate work, including ongoing support for stabilization operations in Iraq, enhancing humanitarian aid, and increasing information sharing to counter foreign fighter flows.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 7 August, 2015 | Topics: International Security, Near East & North Africa, Press Releases
The Foreign Ministers welcomed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached on 14 July 2015 between the E3/EU+3 and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 7 August, 2015 | Topics: Arms Control, Near East & North Africa, Press Releases
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the Swiss government and people as you celebrate your National Day on August 1.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 31 July, 2015 | Topics: Europe & Eurasia, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: John Kerry
On July 22, the 27-member Governing Council of the Community of Democracies (CD) unanimously endorsed the United States to serve as president of the CD for the 2015-2017 term.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 30 July, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama
The United States and Ukraine held its fifth annual Energy Security Dialogue chaired by the U.S. Department of State’s Special Envoy for International Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein and Ukraine’s Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn on July 14
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 15 July, 2015 | Topics: Europe & Eurasia, Press Releases
The United States calls on all parties to the conflict to immediately bring an end to the senseless violence in South Sudan.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 16 June, 2015 | Topics: Africa, Humanitarian Affairs, Press Releases
2015 World Day Against Child Labor: Education not Exploitation Press Statement John Kirby Department Spokesperson Washington, DC June 12, 2015 On this World Day Against Child Labor, there is a growing consensus and commitment to ending exploitative child labor around the world. More children are in schools today than ever before, because the international community …
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 13 June, 2015 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases
The Future She Deserves is a ‘call to action’ to seize Geneva’s unique multilateral advantage to protect vulnerable populations and unleash opportunities for women and girls.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 6 February, 2015 | Topics: Gender Issues, Press Releases