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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Papua New Guinea
Release: PAPUA NEW GUINEA (Tier 3). The Government of Papua New Guinea does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so, even considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, if any, on its anti-trafficking capacity; therefore Papua New...
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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Dominican Republic
Release: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (Tier 2 Watch List).
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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Argentina
Release: ARGENTINA (Tier 1). The Government of Argentina fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period, considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, if any, on its anti-trafficking capacity;...
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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Curaçao
Release: CURAÇAO (Tier 3)*. The Government of Curaçao does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so, even considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, if any, on its anti-trafficking capacity; therefore Curaçao remained on Tier...
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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Eswatini
Release: ESWATINI (Tier 2 Watch List). The Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included establishing multi-agency emergency response teams (ERTs) to respond to trafficking victim...
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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: China
Release: CHINA, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF (Tier 3)
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Release of the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report
Release: AMBASSADOR DYER: Good morning, everyone. And welcome. My name is Cindy Dyer. I’m the Ambassador-At-Large for the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons here at the Department of State. And I have the honor of kicking off today’s ceremony. Thank you all so much for joining us.
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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Australia
Release: AUSTRALIA (Tier 1). The Government of Australia fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period, considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its anti-trafficking capacity; therefore...
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Risch, Whitehouse, McCaul, Kaptur Introduce Legislation to Repurpose Sovereign Russian Assets for Ukraine
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), in conjunction with U.S. Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), co-chair of the Congressional ...
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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Djibouti
Release: DJIBOUTI (Tier 3). The Government of Djibouti does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so, even considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, if any, on its anti-trafficking capacity; therefore Djibouti was downgraded...
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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Burkina Faso
Release: BURKINA FASO (Tier 2). The transition government of Burkina Faso does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The transition government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared with the previous reporting period, considering...
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Chairman McCaul Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing Assessing U.S. Efforts to Counter CCP’s Belt and Road Diplomacy
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at a full committee hearing on assessing U.S. efforts to counter China’s Coercive Belt and Road Diplomacy.
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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Antigua and Barbuda
Release: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (Tier 2). The Government of Antigua and Barbuda does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared with the previous reporting period, considering...
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The United States Announces $920 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance for Syria
News Release: Today, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya announced $920 million in additional U.S. humanitarian assistance for Syria at the Brussels VII Conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region."
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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Peru
Release: PERU (Tier 2). The Government of Peru does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period, considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...
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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Tanzania
Release: TANZANIA (Tier 2). The Government of Tanzania does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared with the previous reporting period, considering the impact of the COVID-19...
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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Uruguay
Release: URUGUAY (Tier 2). The Government of Uruguay does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period, considering the impact of the COVID-19...
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2023 Trafficking in Persons Report: Marshall Islands
Release: MARSHALL ISLANDS (Tier 2 Watch List).
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Acting Assistant Secretary Littlejohn’s Travel to New York
Release: Acting Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn will lead a U.S. delegation, to New York, New York, to mark the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) global observance day on June 16.
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The United States Announces $920 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance for Syria
Release: Today, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya announced $920 million in additional U.S. humanitarian assistance for Syria at the Brussels VII Conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region."