US Mission Geneva

As the largest financial contributor to the United Nations, the United States has a vested interest in ensuring that qualified Americans are well-represented within the ranks of the UNand its varied agencies and organizations. One important way in which young professionals join the UN is through the National Competitive Recruitment Examinations, an annual process through [...]

The United States remains the leader in the global fight against HIV/AIDS, funding more than a quarter of the international financing for the disease.
President Obama has undertaken a comprehensive Global Health Initiative (GHI) to help partner countries improve the health of their people through an integrated approach that recognizes that PEPFAR is central to fulfilling Millennium Development Goals (MDGs 4,5,and 6)

These attacks — which came at the very moment Africa was shining on the world stage and when people around the globe had come together to share a moment of global unity and celebrate human aspiration and achievement — demonstrate once again the threat radicalization and terrorism pose to us all.

It has been six months since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti and claimed the lives of 230,000 people. Hundreds of thousands more were injured and left homeless. In Haiti’s hour of greatest need the international community responded.

The new U.S. National Space Policy released about two weeks ago is President Obama’s statement of his administration’s highest priorities for space and reflects our principles and goals to be used in shaping the conduct of our space programs and activities. This new policy not only provides a foundation for going forward in our exploration and utilization of space, but also commits our government to lead the way in preserving the space for the benefit of all nations in future generations.

The United States is committed to achieving a balanced and ambitious agreement in all areas of this negotiation. We have been engaged in a constructive dialogue on Antidumping, Fisheries Subsidies, Horizontal Subsidies, and Regional Trade Agreements for several years. Overall, the process seems to be working and we believe progress is being made.

President Obama’s National Space Policy places more emphasis on: expanding international cooperation and collaboration; encouraging responsible action in space; increasing use of commercial space goods and services; strengthening and energizing the U.S. space industrial base; enhancing openness, as well as pursuing new transparency and confidence-building measures; and protecting critical space capabilities.

Application for the 2010 UN National Recruitment Examination is now open. Interested American citizens should note the examination criteria and application deadline. The examination will be held on December 1st, 2010 in New York and San Francisco. Application froms and detailed information are available online at http://www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/examin/ncrepage.htm

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all 192 UN Member States once every four years.  The review of the United States will be in November 2010. As part of its preparation, the Department of State, with other federal agencies, has been conducting [...]