TODAY: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will participate in a Google+ Hangout on U.S. Investment in Foreign Policy at 1:30 PM EDT.
More than 600 middle and high school students from the Washington, D.C. area took part in Model United Nations activities during the UNA-USA’s Global Classrooms Washington, D.C. Model UN Conference yesterday. The conference, hosted and organized by the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area (UNA-NCA) and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Organization Affairs, is taking place at the U.S. Department of State; the conference is the largest annual gathering at the department.
The 2012 Human Rights Reports will officially be released to the public on Friday April 19 at 2:15
Assistant Secretary for International Organizations, Esther Brimmer, hosted a roundtable at the Benjamin Franklin Library in Mexico City this morning to discuss multilateralism and Mexico. A/S Brimmer offered an overview of the U.S. multilateral agenda, opening the discussion by commenting: “Many of the important issues are cross border, a fact that is evident in U.S.-Mexico relations. So it’s critical to work together. The U.S. welcomes an increasing Mexican voice on global issues. The international system benefits from responsible stakeholders like Mexico.“ Mexicans from think tanks and international organizations provided frank views on the challenges and opportunities for Mexico’s multilateral agenda as part of a productive discussion. Topics included arms control, peacekeeping, , poverty reduction, hunger alleviation, press freedom and migration.
Apr. 8: Assistant Secretary Brimmer met with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano to discuss multilateral issues in international security and nonproliferation at the U.S. Department of State.
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs met with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano to discuss multilateral issues in international security and non-proliferation at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC today. April 8, 2013. State Department Photo.
"The United States is pleased that the United Nations General Assembly has approved a strong, effective and implementable Arms Trade Treaty that can strengthen global security while protecting the sovereign right of states to conduct legitimate arms trade."
US Secretary of State John Kerry
April 2, 2013
Landmark Agreements Reached at the 57th UN Commission on the Status of Women
“Far too often and for too many years, politics, culture and religion have been used to deflect efforts to address and prevent violence against women and girls. But as the United Nations 57th Commission on the Status of Women drew to a close, members rose above these arguments and found common ground in reaching a set of “Agreed Conclusions.” On March 15, they declared that all states have the unqualified responsibility to protect women and girls from violence so that they can live up to their greatest potential. No excuses”. Read Full Blog Post
Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman pictured with UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng on March 26th, 2013, during consultations in Washington on U.S. and UN efforts on atrocity early warning, prevention and response. State Department Photos
Download New AMAZING ATOMS App!
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Ambassador Betty E. King speaking at WHO headquarters on the release of the Global Status Report on Road Safety. The report calls for more comprehensive legislation addressing the five key road safety risk factors to reduce fatalities and injuries. Photo by Eric Bridiers. Text of Ambassador King’s statement at the World Health Organization (WHO).
2013 Internet Freedom Fellows
Six human rights activists from accoss the globe who depend on the Internet to promote freedom of expression and human rights arrived in Washington, DC on March 10th to participate in the 2013 Internet Freedom Fellows Program. Full Bios of the six 2013 IFF Fellows
Statement by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2013
Today, as we celebrate International Women’s Day, we applaud the progress and achievements of women all across the world. From the announcement that combat positions would be open to the women bravely serving in the U.S. military to the record number female members of the U.S. Congress currently in power, the U.S. has made real progress towards leveling the playing field for American women and empowering them to live up to their full potential.
But today is also a day to acknowledge the progress we as Americans and international community have yet to make. One in three women worldwide will be beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in their lifetimes. More than 30 million girls worldwide do not receive the benefit of any schooling, and more than 280,000 women die each year from childbirth complications that can be anticipated and treated.
Our societies are not truly free, if we do not uphold our fundamental ideals of fairness and equality. We as a people are not free when women and girls still struggle for their survival and safety or find their reproductive rights blocked. When women around the world still face discrimination and even death because of their sexual orientation and gender identity, our values are compromised. Read More
