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USAID Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman Participates in the United Nations Least Developed Countries Meeting

USAID Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman Participates in the United Nations Least Developed Countries Meeting






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IRFBA Chair’s Statement on Vietnamese Religious Prisoners of Conscience Y Yich and Y Pum Bya

Release: As Chair of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, I express my grave concern at the imprisonment of two Montagnard Christians in Vietnam. Pastor Y Yich is being held at Mang Yang Prison, on charges of “undermining national unity" and “dangerous recidivism", while Y Pum Bya is imprisoned at Gia Trung Prison on charges of “sabotaging implementation of solidarity policies" I call.


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Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Erin Barclay on the 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

Release: MR PATEL: All right, thanks, everybody. I’m going to turn the floor over now to Assistant Secretary Barclay, who’s going to make some remarks. And then her and Ambassador Van Schaack are on hand to address some other questions you all might have.


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Counselor Chollet’s Travel to Indonesia and Thailand

Release: Counselor Derek Chollet and an interagency delegation will travel to Indonesia and Thailand March 20-24. During his travel, Counselor Chollet will engage with senior government leaders and key stakeholders on bilateral and regional issues, including efforts to address the worsening crisis in Burma and to seek peaceful and just resolution rooted in the will of the people of Burma.


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DRL Promoting the Rule of Law in Angola

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Promoting the Rule of Law in Angola. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009537. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type of Solicitation:...


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Secretary Blinken to Release the 2022 Human Rights Report  

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver on-camera remarks on the release of the 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices at 11:30 a.m. on March 20, 2023, in the Press Briefing Room at the U.S. Department of State.


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Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Advancing Freedom of Association for Workers in Nepal’s Informal Sector

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Advancing Freedom of Association for Workers in Nepal’s Informal Sector. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009506. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance...


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DRL Survivor-Centered Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Documentation in Ukraine

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Survivor-Centered Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Documentation in Ukraine. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009516. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance...


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The United States and Ethiopia: A Long-Term Partnership

Release: U.S.-Ethiopia Relations. The United States and Ethiopia share a long-standing and important partnership based on mutual interests in promoting peace, stability, and economic development. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Ethiopia since 1903. Recent Conflict and Its Aftermath...