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Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

The United States is the largest single provider of humanitarian assistance worldwide. Total U.S. humanitarian assistance worldwide was nearly $13 billion in fiscal year 2021, including funding from the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration and the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Bureau for ​Humanitarian Assistance. The primary goal of U.S. humanitarian assistance…

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Human Rights and Democracy

The protection of fundamental human rights was a foundation stone in the establishment of the United States over 200 years ago. Since then, a central goal of U.S. foreign policy has been the promotion of respect for human rights, as embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Supporting democracy not only promotes such fundamental…

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On Worker Rights and Wage Protests in Bangladesh

The United States condemns recent violence against workers in Bangladesh protesting over the minimum wage, as well as the criminalization of legitimate worker and trade union activities. We were saddened by the reported killing by police last week of Rasel Howlader, a 26-year-old factory worker and union member from Sommilito Garments Sramik Federation.  Additionally, we mourn the loss…

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More than 160 earthquakes in Italy in one night

A series of earthquakes have caused widespread panic in Naples, Italy. People were evacuated from their homes and many schools were closed. Between Monday evening and night, these earthquakes were recorded in and around this southern Italian city. In a report on Tuesday (May 21) night, the British media BBC reported that Naples, Italy was…

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