The United States reaffirms our long-standing commitment to international development and the promotion of human rights.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 29 February, 2016 | Topics:
Human Rights
The first two initiatives Ambassador Russell announced focus on research and policy planning. The public and private sectors have worked for years to advance the status of women and girls in STEM education and careers. The United States will support a regional study to take stock of where the APEC region stands on policies and ...
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 29 February, 2016 | Topics:
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The Fund is a new initiative that will help expand access to finance for women in 83 countries. When lenders respond to a woman entrepreneur’s request for a loan through Kiva’s online platform, their contributions will be matched dollar for dollar by the Fund, to which donors are able to contribute at a minimum of ...
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 29 February, 2016 | Topics:
Uncategorized
President Obama: "We will destroy this barbaric terrorist organization and continue to stand with people across the region who seek a better and a safer future."
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 26 February, 2016 | Topics:
International Security
The United States and China share one of the most consequential relationships in the world. In recent months and years, our nations have worked together to bring about important progress on a range of global issues, including a landmark agreement on climate change in Paris last year, which began with President Xi and – actually, ...
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 26 February, 2016 | Topics:
Environment
This is a moment of promise, but the fulfillment of that promise depends on actions. All parties must meet their commitments under this agreement, ensure full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2254, and cease attacks on each other, including aerial bombardments.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 25 February, 2016 | Topics:
Human Rights
In the context of its decision to seek election to the UN HRC, the U.S. issued the following pledge outlining its commitments to human rights around the world.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 24 February, 2016 | Topics:
Human Rights
As friends and international partners of Fiji, we should use this review to focus not just on the positive developments, of which there are many, but to highlight a few key issues that could potentially prevent Fiji from sustaining the positive trends of recent years.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 23 February, 2016 | Topics:
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The U.S. support for the Partnership is a reflection of our commitment to the goal of a world without nuclear weapons – a goal that President Obama outlined in Prague in 2009.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 19 February, 2016 | Topics:
Arms Control
The United States is troubled by the harassment and detention of peaceful activists and opposition leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including those detained in connection with this week’s general strike.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 19 February, 2016 | Topics:
Human Rights
The US Mission in Geneva is proud to be hosting the first Working Group Meetings of the International Partnership for Nuclear Disarmament Verification (IPNDV)
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 19 February, 2016 | Topics:
Arms Control
We continue to call for respect for the will of the people, the rule of law, the separation of powers within the government, and the democratic process. We are deeply concerned by decisions of the Venezuelan Supreme Court limiting the authority of the recently elected National Assembly, which have undermined Venezuelan democracy.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 18 February, 2016 | Topics:
Human Rights
The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack on Turkish military personnel and civilians today in Ankara, Turkey. We extend our deepest condolences to the families of those killed, and we wish a quick recovery to those injured.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 18 February, 2016 | Topics:
International Security
Protecting civilians from explosive remnants of war is and will remain a foreign policy priority for the United States, for President Obama and for Secretary Kerry. We know that is the right thing to do, but we also know it is the smart thing to do. Mine action enables lasting peace. That is why we ...
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 16 February, 2016 | Topics:
Arms Control
Statement by the United States at the Meeting of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body as delivered in Geneva on February 12, 2016.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 16 February, 2016 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Trade
Secretary Kerry: "We believe we have made progress on both the humanitarian front and the cessation of hostilities front. ... This progress has the potential ... to change the daily lives of the Syrian people."
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 12 February, 2016 | Topics:
Humanitarian Affairs
The President’s Budget request for the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) directly supports the National Security Strategy by helping to build and sustain a more secure, prosperous, and democratic world.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 10 February, 2016 | Topics:
Environment
Since late last year, the Administration has been aggressively working to combat Zika, a virus primarily spread by mosquitoes that has recently been linked to birth defects and other concerning health outcomes.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 8 February, 2016 | Topics:
Global Health
Today in Montreal, the U.S. and 22 other countries reached agreement on the first-ever global carbon standards for commercial aircraft. When fully implemented, the standards are expected to reduce carbon emissions more than 650 million tons between 2020 and 2040, equivalent to removing over 140 million cars from the road for a year.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 8 February, 2016 | Topics:
Environment
Thirteen years ago tomorrow, four first ladies in Africa came together and declared an International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C).
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 6 February, 2016 | Topics:
Human Rights
The United States strongly condemns today’s missile launch by the D.P.R.K. -- a flagrant violation of UN Security Council Resolutions related to the D.P.R.K. use of ballistic missile technology.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 6 February, 2016 | Topics:
Arms Control
Today marks the five-year anniversary of the New START Treaty, a landmark arms control agreement that has put both the United States and Russia on track to reduce our nuclear stockpiles to their lowest levels since the era of Eisenhower and Khrushchev.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 5 February, 2016 | Topics:
Arms Control
Today the United States is announcing our latest contribution, which is over $925 million.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 4 February, 2016 | Topics:
Economic Affairs, Human Rights
For more than five years, a group of 12 countries have negotiated a forward-looking trade deal that sets new, high standards for trade and investment in one of the world’s fastest growing and most important regions. Today, these countries signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership – a new type of trade deal that puts American workers first.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 4 February, 2016 | Topics:
Uncategorized
The world needs to push in one direction -- toward stopping the oppression and suffering of the Syrian people and ending, not prolonging, this conflict.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 4 February, 2016 | Topics:
Human Rights
So the challenge now, my friends, is pretty straightforward: to push ahead with a strategy that we have learned will work, and to do so relentlessly, giving Daesh no time to regroup, no place to run, no safe havens in which to hide.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 3 February, 2016 | Topics:
International Security
The United States has been pleased to work with Morocco for over a decade to advance Morocco’s economic development through an enhanced bilateral trade and investment relationship.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 2 February, 2016 | Topics:
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Launched in 2013, twenty-three parties are negotiating TISA, an agreement that will encompass state-of-the-art rules to promote fair and open trade across the full spectrum of service sectors – from telecommunications and technology to distribution and delivery services.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 2 February, 2016 | Topics:
Uncategorized
Statement by Ambassador Froman on the Release of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Text Washington, D.C. November 5, 2015 For the past five and half years, we have been working to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a high standard agreement which supports more well-paying American jobs, strengthens our middle class, and advances both our interests and our ...
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 1 February, 2016 | Topics:
Trade
