“For all we know about the impact conflict has on women and girls, there is so much that never cracks the surface,” said Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield.
"The more countries who join us in applying pressure, the more we raise the cost on perpetrators, and the more we force them to think twice before detaining additional innocent people," said Secretary Blinken.
"We call on the South Sudanese government to immediately investigate the death of the two peacekeepers and hold those responsible accountable," said USUN Ambassador Wood.
“As food prices hit record highs following Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, we rushed to get high quality seeds, fertilizer and financing to the markets and into the hands of some of the world's poorest farmer farmers,” said USAID Assistant to the Administrator Esposito.
“The United States stands with every woman of courage working to build greater stability, greater equality, and greater opportunity,” said Secretary Blinken.
Secretary Blinken urged "the government of Zimbabwe to move toward more open and democratic governance, including addressing corruption and protecting human rights, so all Zimbabweans can prosper.”
“The United States is gravely concerned by the rise in violence against civilians in northern and eastern Burkina Faso in late February,” said State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller.
"Since Secretary Austin announced this coalition in December, more than 20 countries have joined to increase maritime patrols in the Red Sea and safeguard commercial shipping," said Deputy Assistant Secretary Shapiro.
"The U.S. Agency for International Development is supporting access to clean energy in Ghana through initiatives like supporting small holder farmers to install solar-powered irrigation," said Acting Assistant Secretary Littlejohn.
“The scale of some of these global challenges is immense, and I know that there are times when it feels like those challenges are outpacing our collective capacity to tackle them,” said Secretary Blinken.
"[T]here are more than 6.2 million Sudanese who have been internally displaced since the fighting began last April, and about 1.8 million further Sudanese who are refugees in neighboring countries," said Ambassador Godfrey.
"Elections are an important step toward decentralization, and I call on the Central African authorities to ensure they are conducted in a transparent, timely, and inclusive manner," said Ambassador Wood.
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