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The Bureau of International Organization Affairs (IO) is the U.S. Government’s primary interlocutor with the United Nations and a host of international agencies and organizations. As such, the Bureau is charged with advancing the President’s vision of robust multilateral engagement as a crucial tool in advancing U.S. national interests. U.S. multilateral engagement spans the full range of important global issues, including peace and security, nuclear nonproliferation, human rights, economic development, climate change, global health, and much more.
Selection of the Third Annual U.S. Youth Observer to the United Nations
Aug. 25: The U.S. Department of State, in partnership with the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA), is pleased to announce the selection of the third annual U.S. Youth Observer to the United Nations. The Observer, Mr. Jackson Dougan, hails from Oregon, and was chosen from a pool of over 600 applicants. Mr. Dougan recently completed post-baccalaureate research at the School of Biology and Environmental Science at University College Dublin; he graduated with honors from Oregon State University in 2013. More»
World Humanitarian Day
Secretary Kerry (Aug. 19): "We pay tribute today to the world’s humanitarians – those unsung heroes who, despite the risks, work to save lives on the front lines of conflict and help victims of natural disasters pick up the pieces and rebuild their communities." Full Text»
Milestone in Eliminating Syria's Chemical Weapons Program
Secretary Kerry (Aug. 18): "Today, we mark a milestone in our unrelenting work to ensure the end of the Assad regime’s deadly chemical arsenal: The United States has finished neutralizing the regime’s deadliest chemical weapons aboard the Cape Ray." Full Text»
U.S. Delegation to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Washington (August 11): The United States is pleased to announce a broad senior-level interagency delegation that will appear before the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on August 13 and 14 in Geneva to present its 2013 periodic report on the implementation of U.S. obligations under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). Full Text»
U.S.-Africa Post-2015 Development Agenda Meeting
Washington (August 8): Heather Higginbottom, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, and John Podesta, Counselor to the President of the United States, hosted a meeting yesterday with African leaders on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, the successor framework to the Millennium Development Goals, as part of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. The interactive roundtable discussion was an opportunity to discuss common priorities and deepen cooperation to build support in the next year for a Post-2015 Development Agenda that can deliver concrete development outcomes for societies worldwide. Full Text»
Fact Sheet: United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for Syria Crisis
Washington (July 30): Secretary of State John F. Kerry announced today that the United States is providing nearly $378 million in additional U.S. aid to help those affected by the war in Syria. With this funding, total U.S. humanitarian assistance since the start of the crisis will reach more than $2.4 billion; with $1.2 billion helping over 4.7 million people inside Syria, and $1.2 billion helping nearly 3 million refugees and host communities in the neighboring countries affected by the crisis. Full Text»
Ambassador Lawson Expresses U.S. Strong Support for ICAO
Ambassador Lawson, Montreal (July 25): “I would like to express the deepest condolences of President Obama and the American people to those who lost their lives in the MH17 crash and their families and our strong support for ICAO, and its efforts to assist and support the investigation. At times like these, the vital role of ICAO is ever more crucial, and I thank the ICAO leadership for its ongoing efforts to help uncover all the facts about this tragedy. We look forward toward working with ICAO in the coming weeks and months on ways that the international community can move forward in order to prevent such incidents from happening in the future.” Full Statement»
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