UN Effectiveness: Transparency and Accountability
Transparency and accountability across all of the UN system remains a top priority for the United States. The U.S. Mission in Geneva is dedicated to ensuring that the UN Specialized Agencies located in Switzerland continually improve their administration and oversight to assure transparency and accountability. Consistent with the demands of world leaders for a more “efficient, effective, transparent and accountable Organization,” the United States has identified key areas where Member States can exercise greater oversight and increase transparency and accountability to ensure that funds are utilized efficiently and effectively for their intended purpose.
Read moreHuman Rights Remain a U.S. Priority in Central Asia
The U.S. effort to strengthen its relationships with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan “should not impinge upon our strong support for democratic development and universally recognized human rights
Read moreU.S. Economy Posts Growth for 10th Straight Quarter
The department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis released its advance estimate of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) gains January 27. The GDP, which measures a country’s total output of goods and services, serves as a primary indicator of economic health.
Read moreU.S., Egyptian Officials Announce Efforts to Increase Trade Ties
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Dr. Mahmoud Eisa, Egyptian minister of industry and foreign trade, adopted a joint statement declaring their intention to promote the U.S.-Egypt Trade and Investment Partnership and provide opportunities for job creation.
Read moreApps4Africa Announces Winners, More to Come
Innovative ideas for managing grain supplies in Tanzania and for helping hospitals in Nigeria prepare for natural disasters won top prizes in the Apps4Africa Climate Challenge. But the competition isn’t over yet. It moves to Southern Africa starting February 1.
Read moreU.S. Warns of Major Food Calamity Unless Sudan Permits Aid
More than 250,000 people living in the Sudanese states of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile may be facing a major humanitarian crisis as a result of food shortages and ongoing conflict, and the United States is urging Sudan to permit international humanitarian assistance for those in need.
Read moreRice Urges Security Council to Back Arab League Plan for Syria
“We welcome the Arab League’s … efforts to facilitate a transition and broker a political solution to the more than 10 months of brutality by the Assad regime,” Rice said in remarks to the Security Council.
Read moreState Dept. on Arrests, Harassment and Death Sentences in Iran
We are deeply concerned by the alarming increase in the Iranian regime’s efforts to extinguish all forms of free expression and limit its citizens’ access to information in the lead-up to March parliamentary elections.
Read moreAmbassador Kelly on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The United States commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day which occurs on January 27.
Read morePresident Obama on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
As we celebrate the strength and resilience of survivors, we pledge to stand strong against all those who would commit atrocities, against the resurgence of anti-Semitism, and against hatred in all its forms.
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