"The U.S. and China have set up a joint Counternarcotics Working Group to collaborate on policy making and on law enforcement, and to share technical expertise," said Secretary Blinken.
According to a recent USAID report, “in the fisheries sector, structural inequalities and harmful social norms put women and girls in vulnerable situations, where they may be affected by and exposed to violence and abuse.”
Plastic is the ocean’s silent killer. It injures, suffocates, entangles, drowns and starves hundreds of marine animals, many of which mistake plastics for food.
April 25 is World Malaria Day, an annual observance in recognition of global efforts to control the disease. Malaria is a serious but treatable and preventable illness that nonetheless kills too many of its victims.
Secretary Blinken said the G7 foreign ministers emerged “more unified than ever” on the critical challenges before the international community, including the conflict in the Middle East, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and the maintenance of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
The United States has long made clear to the People’s Republic of China that any support the PRC would give to Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine would be met with grave concern.
North Korea's escalatory rhetoric, misguided decision-making, and destabilizing actions endanger the peace and security of the region, and beyond it, said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
"We have seen a significant spike in ransomware attacks on hospitals and health care organizations here in the United States, causing disruptions to everything from prescription refills to vital surgeries," said Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield.
"And now, the U.S.-Japan alliance is a beacon to the entire world,” said President Biden.
Three years after Myanmar’s military overturned the country’s democratically elected Government and detained its leaders, the country is struggling under a multi-faceted crisis
"In every corner of the globe, millions of children in conflict zones are in desperate need of food and clean water, education and medical care – all the essentials of life,” said Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield.
“We call upon Vietnam to respect the rights of individuals to exercise freedoms of expression, association, and religion or belief,” Spokesperson Miller said. “We reiterate our call on Vietnam to release all those unjustly detained.”
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