US Mission Geneva

“I want to congratulate you Mr. Prime Minister and the people of Libya for wresting control of your future from a brutal dictator and charting a path to freedom that is an inspiration to many around the world. And I want to commend you and the NTC on your commitment to reconciliation, national unity, human rights, and the rule of law.”

“Teaching children to read in primary school translates to improved health outcomes and economic growth in developing countries,” USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah said. “Through this partnership, we are helping to promote scalable, sustainable, cost-effective innovations that will improve reading outcomes for millions of children in low-income communities.”

“Today’s votes show that the international community will continue to side with the UN’s founding values, as articulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and against violators of human rights.”

We welcome today’s resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Board of Governors to hold Iran accountable for its failure to cooperate on its nuclear program. The world has sent a clear and unified message to Tehran that it is deeply troubled by the evidence revealed in last week’s report by Director General Amano.

The United States commends the Director General and his Secretariat for their carefully prepared report, which is based on years of investigatory work, document analysis, and interviews with key personnel. The President has stated on multiple occasions that we are determined to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

The U.S. Government is committed to seeing results in practice, not just in principle. Across its entire investment portfolio, MCC’s results exist along a continuum that can be measured, collected and reported throughout the lifecycle of projects, from start to finish and beyond.

As 2011 marks the International Year for People of African Descent, it is an opportune moment for us to consider how racial bias contributes to the spread of intolerance in the OSCE region. Thus, we were pleased to support ODIHR’s Roundtable on the contemporary forms of racism and xenophobia affecting people of African Descent in the OSCE region.

More than 4,220 Peace Corps volunteers have served in the Dominican Republic since the program was established in 1962. Currently, 220 volunteers serve in the country. They work in community development, health, environment, youth development and business and are trained and work in Spanish and basic Haitian Kreyol.

An international partnership of government and nonprofit organizations launched a $20 million campaign November 18 to find new ways to educate the almost 800 million people in the world who are illiterate, unable to write or read a simple sentence in any language.