In light of threats posed by COVID-19, the United States reiterates its calls for the Assad regime to take concrete steps to protect the fate of thousands of civilians, including U.S. citizens, being held arbitrarily in overcrowded and inhumane conditions in regime detention centers.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 25 March, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The State Department Imposes Sanctions on Individual Responsible for the Violence in northern Syria STATEMENT BY SECRETARY MICHAEL R. POMPEO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE For Immediate Release Washington, DC – March 17, 2020 Today, the United States is designating a senior Assad regime official who is responsible for the violence and the disastrous humanitarian crisis ...
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 18 March, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
On March 3, the United States announced more than $59 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh and internally displaced Rohingya and members of other affected communities in Burma
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 6 March, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
Ambassador Bremberg: "The United States is proud to be the leading donor to the humanitarian response to the Rakhine State crisis in Burma and Bangladesh in 2017, 2018, and 2019."
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 4 March, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs, Mission Geneva
Today in Turkey, the U.S. Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Kelly Craft, announced $108 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of Syria in response to the ongoing crisis caused by Assad regime, Russian, and Iranian forces.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 3 March, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The U.S. Government is providing these funds to the World Health Organization, other multilateral institutions, and programs led by USAID's implementing partners. These are the first U.S. Government funds committed from the pledge of up to $100 million announced by the U.S. Department of State on February 7, 2020.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 3 March, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
Ambassador Bremberg: "The novel coronavirus, now detected in over two dozen countries and affecting the global community, requires focused attention. We express our support, prayers, sympathy, and appreciation to the people of China and especially the health responders on the front lines, who are protecting not only their communities, but the world."
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 3 February, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Global Health, News | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs, Mission Geneva
Venezuela’s political crisis has led to the flight of more than 4.8 million people, the collapse of a once prosperous country’s educational, economic, industrial, and healthcare systems, and the abuse of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 10 January, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The United States was proud to participate in the first Global Refugee Forum this week in Geneva and to reaffirm of our ongoing humanitarian assistance leadership. The needs of people affected by conflict and persecution are still greater than the support offered. More donors need to do more to ensure human dignity of all refugees. ...
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 19 December, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Video | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
Ambassador Andrew Bremberg: "At this first Global Refugee Forum, I am proud to reiterate the United States’ ongoing commitment as a leader in humanitarian assistance."
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 17 December, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Speeches | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent was held in Geneva from December 9 to 12, 2019. Learn more about the conference and the U.S. delegations.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 12 December, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, News, Video | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
On behalf of the U.S. Government, I thank the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and the Standing Commission for your efforts preparing for this important quadrennial conference.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 10 December, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, News | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The U.S. government pledges an initial $125 million towards this 2020 appeal. At the same time, we extend our gratitude to States who continue to host large numbers of refugees while noting the need for continued commitment to refugee protection. We stand with you.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 5 December, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs, Mission Geneva
Secretary Pompeo: "America’s support for refugees and other displaced people extends well beyond our immigration system."
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 4 November, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The State Department, along with our international partners and donor governments, remembers the life and work of Sadako Ogata, former UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), who led the agency from 1991 to 2000.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 30 October, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
From October 7-11, the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration led the U.S. delegation to the 70th Session of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Executive Committee.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 16 October, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
At the forty-ninth round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) on the conflict in Georgia, the U.S. delegation expressed concern over the recent escalation of tensions along the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) with South Ossetia.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 10 October, 2019 | Topics: Europe & Eurasia, Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, International Security, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
This funding complements more than $2.2 billion in U.S. humanitarian assistance since 2015 and will help 1.5 million Yemeni households – approximately 9 million people – access basic goods and services on the local economy.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 7 October, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
On September 25, Secretary Pompeo announced in New York nearly $119 million in additional humanitarian assistance to further demonstrate the United States’ commitment and solidarity with the Venezuelan people and the region in response to the Maduro-made Venezuela crisis.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 26 September, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
Today in New York, the United States announced more than $127 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh and internally displaced Rohingya and members of other affected communities in Burma.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 25 September, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, South & Central Asia | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The U.S. joins the Interim Government of Venezuela and ten other countries in invoking the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR).
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 12 September, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
Deputy Secretary John Sullivan and United States Agency for International Development Administrator Mark Green announced September 4 in Cúcuta, Colombia more than $120 million in additional U.S. humanitarian assistance to address the largest external displacement of persons in the Hemisphere’s history.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 6 September, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
Two years ago, Burma’s security forces engaged in a brutal attack against hundreds of thousands of unarmed men, women, and children in a grossly disproportionate response to attacks by militants on security posts in northern Rakhine State.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 26 August, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs | Tags: Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs
On the 29th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the United States reaffirms its commitment to respecting the human rights of persons with disabilities.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 29 July, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing more than $38 million in additional assistance to help end the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including $15 million in new funding to the World Health Organization.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 26 July, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The United States fully supports Georgia’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 3 July, 2019 | Topics: Europe & Eurasia, Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, International Security, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The United States is pleased to participate in this year’s Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the Economic and Social Council.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 27 June, 2019 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs, Mission Geneva
Secretary Pompeo: "On World Refugee Day, we recognize the plight of millions of refugees who have fled their homes due to conflict and persecution, and we reaffirm our commitment to provide life-saving assistance for the most vulnerable."
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 20 June, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The United States is appalled by the Assad regime’s decision to reject the UN request to deliver a convoy of urgently needed humanitarian aid from Damascus to the Rukban encampment.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 26 April, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
At the forty-seventh round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) on the conflict in Georgia, April 2-3, the United States welcomed the resumption of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) meetings in Ergneti and efforts by the GID Co-Chairs and participants to re-convene the IPRM meetings in Gali as soon as possible.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 4 April, 2019 | Topics: Europe & Eurasia, Featured Event, Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs, International Security, News | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The United States announced more than $61 million in additional humanitarian assistance to meet the needs of vulnerable communities, displaced persons, and returning refugees across Afghanistan, as well as Afghan refugees in the region.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 26 March, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The United States announced more than $397 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of Syria as part of the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan for 2019-2020.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 14 March, 2019 | Topics: Fact Sheets, Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, Near East & North Africa, News | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
Today, the United States announced nearly $24 million in additional emergency aid to the people of Yemen, who face the world's largest humanitarian crisis.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 27 February, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
Today, Vice President Pence announced that the United States is providing nearly $56 million in additional humanitarian assistance to support the regional response for the nearly 3.4 million Venezuelans who have fled Venezuela due to the political and economic crisis caused by Nicolas Maduro.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 26 February, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
Today has been a historic day. Interim President Juan Guaido, the National Assembly, and the people of Venezuela have been an inspiration to the world.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 25 February, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
On February 22, the United States and its partners began pre-positioning additional humanitarian aid for Venezuelans in Boa Vista, Brazil in proximity to the Brazil-Venezuela border.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 25 February, 2019 | Topics: Fact Sheets, Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The United States applauds the recent success of the United Nations and Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) humanitarian convoy which brought life-saving humanitarian assistance to more than 40,000 displaced people at the Rukban informal camp in south-eastern Syria.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 19 February, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, Near East & North Africa, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
02/15/2019 09:59 AM EST Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC February 15, 2019 Today in Geneva, the United States announced $60 million in humanitarian assistance at the launch of the 2019 UN Joint Response Plan for Bangladesh. This funding will help address the emergency needs of more than 900,000 refugees in Bangladesh, most ...
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 15 February, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
Standing with our Hemispheric neighbors: The United States is supporting our Hemispheric partners in addressing the needs of Venezuelans who have fled to the region.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 8 February, 2019 | Topics: Fact Sheets, Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
We welcome the news that the UN and Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) are making a second humanitarian aid delivery from Damascus to the Rukban encampment, providing critical food, medical care, warm clothes, and shelter materials.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 8 February, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, Near East & North Africa, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
Secretary of State Pompeo announced that the United States is ready to provide more than $20 million in initial humanitarian assistance to the people of Venezuela as they struggle to cope with severe food and medicine shortages and the other dire impacts of their country’s political and economic crisis caused by the illegitimate Maduro regime.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 25 January, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
Secretary Pompeo: "In order to further optimize the State Department and USAID’s humanitarian assistance, I have established a new senior-level mechanism for coordinating and overseeing U.S. humanitarian assistance – the Humanitarian Assistance Steering Council."
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 15 November, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
Press Statement by the U.S. Delegation to the Geneva International Discussions on the Conflict in Georgia (GID)
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 11 October, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, International Security, News, Press Releases | Tags: Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs
The Administration has carefully reviewed the issue and determined that the United States will not make additional contributions to UNRWA.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 31 August, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
Today, on World Humanitarian Day, we recognize the commitment and dedication of humanitarian aid workers who risk everything to serve those in need, and we honor those who have lost their lives to protect the world’s most vulnerable people.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 19 August, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs, Michael R. Pompeo
This additional funding brings the total U.S. humanitarian contribution for Ethiopia to more than $802 million since October 2016.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 25 July, 2018 | Topics: Africa, Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The United States welcomes the safe evacuation of more than 400 members of the Syrian Civil Defense, otherwise known as the White Helmets, and their families from southwest Syria.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 23 July, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, Near East & North Africa, News, Press Releases | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
The 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report is available in PDF and HTML formats.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 29 June, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Speeches, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs, Michael R. Pompeo
On June 22 in Geneva, officials from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) held an all-day senior-level review of the 2018-2019 PRM-UNHCR Framework for Cooperation.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 28 June, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, Humanitarian Affairs, News | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC June 26, 2018 Vice President Mike Pence announced today in Brazil nearly $10 million in additional humanitarian U.S. assistance for Venezuelans who have fled their country due to the man-made crisis there. This funding for the Venezuelan people includes a contribution to the International Organization for Migration ...
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 26 June, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs, News, Vice President of the United States, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs, Mike Pence
On World Refugee Day, we join the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and our international partners in commemorating the strength, courage, and resilience of millions of refugees worldwide who have been forced to flee their homes due to persecution and conflict.
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 20 June, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, News, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Humanitarian Affairs, Michael R. Pompeo
Press Statement by Heather Nauert, Department Spokesperson Washington, DC May 21, 2018 The United States notes that the May 17, referendum process in Burundi was marred by a lack of transparency, the suspension of media outlets, and attempts to pressure voters. The government allowed vigorous campaigning by the opposition during the designated two-week campaign period, but ...
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By U.S. Mission Geneva | 21 May, 2018 | Topics: Africa, Exclude, Featured Event, Human Rights | Tags: Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs
