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Everybody needs to do more. So traditional donors like the European Union and others in Europe – who are already providing funding – but we’re…

We avoided a famine last year, but people still died. Even without declaring a famine, we saw deaths. Somalia has faced five failed rainfalls. They…

United States Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, will lead a high-level side event on globalizing efforts to combat antisemitism on Thursday, February…

Today marks two years since Burma’s military regime wrested power away from the elected government, denying the people their voice and cutting short the country’s…

The United States is committed to the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda, both at home and abroad. At their heart, the SDGs are about…

I remember the lack of joy in people’s eyes, because people were fleeing; mothers were holding babies who had not had enough food; they were…

I had four overarching goals for this trip: to strengthen our partnerships with current and former UN Security Council members; follow up on our priorities…

Today, I’m proud to announce over $40 million in additional funding from the United States to Somalia to save lives and meet humanitarian needs. This…

Today in Somalia, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, announced that the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, will provide more…

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, met today with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud during her visit to Mogadishu, Somalia. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield expressed support…

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, is traveling to Mogadishu, Somalia today to review the humanitarian, economic, and security situation. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield…

Back in the 1990s – in fact, 1989 – I served as the Department of State’s U.S. resettlement officer for Africa. At that time, the…

We want to work with African countries to address the challenges that we all face. We want African leadership on some of those challenges, particularly…

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, met today in Nairobi with officials from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,…

We have been on this continent for many decades. I’ve spent most of my career on this continent. I think we are making gains. There…

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, met today with Kenyan President William Ruto during her visit to Nairobi, Kenya. She expressed appreciation…

During my very extensive engagement with the foreign minister yesterday, we used the opportunity to reaffirm our strong bilateral relations.  We shared priorities related to…

Today, many American descendants of Holocaust survivors inspired by their family’s struggle and courage, dedicate themselves to public service, fighting to advance human rights globally.…