U.S. Accomplishments at U.N. Human Rights Council’s 17th Session
The seventeenth session of the Human Rights Council came to an end in Geneva today. This is the sixth regular session that the United States has participated in since joining the Council in September 2009. U.S. engagement has reshaped the Council’s agenda, leading to a number of new tools to address urgent human rights situations and focus international attention on some of the world’s most egregious human rights abusers.
Read moreNNSA Releases New Quarterly Summary of Stockpile Stewardship Experiments
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today released a new quarterly summary of experiments conducted as part of its science-based stockpile stewardship program.
Read moreUnited Nations Human Rights Council Resolution on Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
Today, the UN Human Rights Council adopted the first ever UN resolution on the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons. This represents a historic moment to highlight the human rights abuses and violations that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people face around the world based solely on who they are and whom they love.
Read moreJoint Statement on the Human Rights Situation in Yemen
The Human Rights Council Approved a Joint Statement Expressing Concern about the Human Rights Situation in Yemen
Read moreU.S. Welcomes Historic Resolution Protecting the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People
Ambassador Donahoe welcomed the Human Rights Council’s passage of a historic resolution to protect the human rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people, underscoring that all people are endowed with universal human rights.
Read moreStatements by the United States at the June 17, 2011 DSB Meeting
Businesses and Transnational Corporations Have a Responsibility to Respect Human Rights
The Human Rights Council adopted by consensus June 16, 2011 a ground-breaking resolution on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises. Expressing U.S. government support for the resolution, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Dan Baer said it is “it is important for States to govern justly and effectively, such that [...]
Read moreILO Conference Takes Historic Step Forward – Adopts Convention for Domestic Workers
On Thursday, June 16, 2011, the United States, along with the other governments, worker and employer delegates at the 100th annual Conference of the International Labor Organization (ILO) adopted a historic set of international standards aimed at improving the working conditions of tens of millions of domestic workers worldwide.
Read moreUS and Over 50 UN Members Issue Forceful Statement on Deteriorating Human Rights Situation in Syria
Yesterday at the Human Rights Council, the United States joined more than 50 other UN member states in issuing a forceful statement addressing the deteriorating human rights situation in Syria, calling for an end to the on-going human rights violations committed by the Syrian authorities, and urging the Government of Syria to allow the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Office access to Syria to conduct their mission.
Read moreAdditional $7.5 Million for Humanitarian Assistance in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia
The United States is announcing an additional pledge of $7.5 million in humanitarian assistance for refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia. With this latest funding, the U.S. is providing over $51 million in humanitarian assistance to refugees, IDPs, and other conflict-affected populations in the region.
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