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Humanitarian Assistance for Iraq
Secretary Powell (Apr. 28): "...you can see that our attention has turned to dealing with humanitarian needs, and I am pleased that food is not a problem in the country and we're hard at work fixing the electrical grid and making sure that the people of Iraq have clean water and the other things needed for satisfactory daily life." [audio; full text]
 Rebuilding Iraq
Under Secretary for Political Affairs Grossman on Al Arabiyya (Apr. 25): "[I]t’s to Iraqis now to establish their own government; I don’t see the United States coming in and saying it has to be this way (or that way)... this is for Iraqis to decide."
Iraqi Antiquities: New web site provides information and links on broadening efforts to protect, recover, and restore Iraqi cultural property and antiquities.
Relief and Reconstruction: President Bush has requested about $2.4 billion for relief and reconstruction efforts in Iraq to provide provide food, water, and medicine and to repair Iraq's infrastructure, restore important government services, and keep schools open.
The United States Asia-Pacific Council Symposium
Secretary Powell (Apr. 24): "[W]e will approach Asia, with a vision, with a desire to cement our friendships in Asia, with a desire to help those nations in Asia who are still trying to find their way forward." [full text]
| | |  | |  The Spring 2003 edition of the International Women's Issues Newsletter is now available. Read about the most current U.S. initiatives on international women's issues.
Under Secretary Dobriansky spoke on the social and economic impact of malaria, HIV/AIDS, and other infectious diseases at a forum honoring Africa Malaria Day.
Special Representative Bloomfield's remarks at reception honoring the Grapes for Humanity whose focus is on mine survivors assistance.
| | On April 21, President Bush determined and certified that "the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement are negotiating in good faith and that negotiations should continue." [Sudan Peace Act]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed responses to many of the most commonly asked questions about severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). See travel.state.gov for the latest travel information related to SARS.
The "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices" for 2002 offered a stern test for the advancement of human rights by the United States of America.
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