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2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
March 20, 2023 foreword For nearly 50 years, the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices have served as an essential resource for governments, researchers, advocacy groups, journalists and conscientious voices around the world advocating respect for human rights and accountability for injustice. Covering 198 countries and territories, each report provides factual, objective information based on credible accounts of the events…
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Joint communiqué from the March 19 meeting in Sharm El Sheikh
MEDIA NOTICESPEAKER’S OFFICEMARCH 19, 2023 The following text reproduces the Joint Communiqué following today’s meeting in Sharm El Sheikh Egypt: At the invitation of the Arab Republic of Egypt, senior political and security officials from Jordan, Israel, Palestine and the United States met today, March 19, 2023, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on February 26, 2023 in Aqaba, Jordan to…
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Remarks by Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council briefing on the DPRK’s recent ICBM launch
Ambassador Linda Thomas-GreenfieldUS Representative to the United NationsNew-York, New-York AS DELIVERED Thank you Mr President. And thank you, Assistant Secretary Jenca, for your informative briefing and recommendations to this council. I welcome the Republic of Korea’s participation by our side today. The United States strongly condemns the DPRK’s March 15 ICBM and SRBM launches. Exactly one month ago to the…
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Statement by G7 foreign ministers on North Korea’s launch of an ICBM
media noticeOffice of the SpeakerMarch 19, 2023 We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, strongly condemn North Korea’s March 16 launch of another intercontinental ballistic missile ( ICBM) that undermines regional and international peace and security. Since last year, North…
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Statement by G7 foreign ministers on North Korea’s launch of an ICBM
MEDIA NOTICESPEAKER’S OFFICE The text of the following statement was released by the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union. Initial text: We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America…
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Explanation of the position on the Agreed Conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women of 2023
Sofia KoracAdvisor for economic and social affairsNew-York, New-YorkMarch 18, 2023 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Madam Chair and Madam Executive Director. The United States would like to thank the Permanent Representative of Argentina, Ambassador Squeff, for making the Agreed Conclusions possible, and special thanks to your wonderful team and our wonderful and steadfast colleagues, Pilar and Flor. Your colleagues on the…
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CSW Afghanistan Joint Statement – United States Mission to the United Nations
United States Mission to the United NationsOffice of Press and Public DiplomacyFor Immediate ReleaseMarch 18, 2023 Joint statement of the CSW Afghanistan The following is a joint statement by Albania on behalf of Afghanistan, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia , Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji,…
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Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council briefing on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine
Ambassador Linda Thomas-GreenfieldUS Representative to the United NationsNew-York, New-YorkMarch 17, 2023 AS DELIVERED Thank you Mr President. And thank you, Under-Secretary-General Griffiths, for your thorough briefing and for the efforts of the United Nations to secure an extension of the Black Sea Grains Initiative. Colleagues, as Under-Secretary General Griffiths has clearly outlined, as long as Russia continues to blockade Ukrainian…
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Joint statement at the UN Security Council’s stakeout on the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield staking out the United Nations Security Council in the DPRK United States Mission to the United NationsOffice of Press and Public DiplomacyFor Immediate ReleaseMarch 17, 2023 Joint statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the UN Security Council stakeout on the human rights situation in the DPRK (The following is a joint statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United…
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Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Arria Formula meeting on human rights in the DPRK
Ambassador Linda Thomas-GreenfieldUS Representative to the United NationsNew-York, New-YorkMarch 17, 2023 AS DELIVERED Thank you Mr Turpin and Ms Salmon for your insightful briefings. And thank you Mr. Kim and Ms. Lee for speaking up and giving a voice to the voiceless. I would also like to express my deep appreciation to Albania, Japan and the Republic of Korea for…
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