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The United States first brought the issue of protection of the rights of LGBTI persons before the Council in August 2015 in the context of…

The meeting is intended to shed a light on the DPRK’s ongoing human rights violations and abuses, underscore how they are directly linked with the…

The international community must continue to condemn these atrocities. We must continue to demand accountability. And we must continue to call for all those unjustly detained in…

In Ukraine, women and girls are facing dramatic increases in trafficking and gender-based violence. When I traveled to Kyiv last year, I met with women…

All Mahsa wanted was to live a normal and happy life. She dreamed of starting a family after finishing her studies. But these hopes and…

At the UN, we are working to strengthen systems that prevent and respond to all forms of gender-based violence, including technology-facilitated gender-based violence.

The United States will continue to do its part to support the people of Afghanistan. We continue to expect that the Taliban allow unhindered humanitarian…

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield U.S. Representative to the United Nations New York, New York March 7, 2023 AS DELIVERED QUESTION: So tonight, ahead of International Women’s Day…

The United States has also stood up a task force for addressing online harassment and abuse, which is establishing programs, reports, hotlines, surveys, research centers…

It is our collective responsibility to continue to uplift and empower women change-makers across Africa and the globe. Because the simple fact is this: when…

The United States will continue to support investigative efforts such as the UN’s International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism, which is building case files on violations…

We also stress that South Sudan's transitional leaders must deliver the results they committed to in the peace agreement and address immediate issues, such as…

The 67th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is taking place March 6-17, 2023.  With a focus on gender equity and equality and the empowerment…

The United States Mission to the United Nations today announced the U.S. delegation to the 67th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of…

We do the same when human rights are abused and violated. When the Iranian regime was killing peaceful protestors in the streets, we took action.…

So this year’s CSW, and the role you will play at it, takes on heightened importance. And given the global nature of the challenges women…

Let me be clear:  U.S. sanctions on Syria target those individuals and entities that have brutalized the people of Syria for over a decade. These…

This is about supporting the UN Charter. And if China aligns itself with Russia, then it becomes part of that problem. So we've not seen any evidence…