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On the Occasion of World Refugee Day 2023

Today, we recognize the courage and resilience of millions of refugees who have been forced to flee persecution, the generosity of the communities that host them, and the global response of humanitarian partners that support them.


Tent Partnership for Refugees European Summit

Hello, everyone. To Hamdi and the Tent Partnership team: Thank you for hosting this summit.


The Imperative of Eliminating Sexual Violence in Conflict

Every year since its inception, the United States has joined the global community in recognizing June 19 as the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.


Resettlement Diplomacy Network Senior Officials Meeting

Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes convened the first senior officials’ meeting of the Resettlement Diplomacy Network (RDN) under the inaugural chairmanship of the government of the United States.


2023-2024 U.S.-UNRWA Framework for Cooperation

On May 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration signed the 2023-2024 Framework for Cooperation with the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).


Launch of New Young Women Leaders Program Honors Former Sec. of State Madeleine Albright

Honoring the foreign policy contributions and legacy of the United States’ first female Secretary of State and engaging a new generation of future young women leaders from around the world, today, the U.S. Department of State announced the launch of the Study of the U.S. Institutes’ Madeleine K. Albright Young Women Leaders Program.


Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Alumni Wins Global Entrepreneurship Prize

[Malaysia, April 2023] When Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) exchange alumni Irene Mositol from Malaysia won the Shell LiveWIRE Global Entrepreneurship Award, she shone a spotlight on the social impacts of organic farming on the remote island of Borneo.


The United States Issues an Advisory Focused on the Gold Sector Across Sub-Saharan Africa

Today, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Commerce.


Sanctioning Entities and Individual Connected to Wagner Group in Africa

The United States is imposing sanctions on several entities in the Central African Republic (CAR)


Additional U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine

Pursuant to a delegation of authority from President Biden, I am authorizing our 41st drawdown for Ukraine, which will provide $500 million worth of U.S. arms and equipment from Department of Defense stocks.


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Lesotho

During the review period, the government made its enacted budget publicly available within a reasonable period.


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Mali

During the review period, the transition government made its executive budget proposal, enacted budget, and end-of-year report available online within a reasonable period.


Department of State Releases 2023 Fiscal Transparency Report

On June 27, 2023, the United States Department of State released the 2023 Fiscal Transparency Report, which found that, of data collected at 141 of our posts around the world, the governments of 72 met minimum requirements of fiscal transparency.


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Mauritania

During the review period, the government made significant progress by subjecting the military and intelligence budget to parliamentary oversight.


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Afghanistan

On August 15, 2021, the Taliban took over Kabul.


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report

Report to Congress on Update to the Fiscal Transparency Report


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Algeria

During the review period, the government made significant progress by disclosing debt of major state-owned enterprises.


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Angola

During the review period, the government’s executive budget proposal, enacted budget, and end-of-year report were widely and easily accessible online to the public within a reasonable period.


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Ukraine

During the review period, the government declared martial law in response to Russia’s brutal, unjustified, and unprovoked war on Ukraine and occupation of parts of its territory.


2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Azerbaijan

During the review period, the executive budget proposal, enacted budget, and end-of-year report were publicly available, including online, and generally reliable.