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Iraq
Secretary Powell (July 21): "The individuals who are here today did not have an opportunity for justice. Instead, they saw the horrors of this regime.... I thank them for telling the history of the past years, but also for what they are doing to prepare their people for the future." [full text]
Secretary Powell (July 21): "In Iraq [there will be] a constitution that will protect the rights of all the people, that will protect minority rights, that will put in place a representative form of government with the military under civilian control and an independent judiciary. It's going to be something revolutionary in that part of the world and it's a revolution that we're going to make sure is successful." [full text]
 50 Years of Food for Peace
Secretary Powell (July 21): "For 50 years ... the Food for Peace program has embodied the generosity and compassion of the American people. For over five decades, we have given more than 100 million tons of American food aid to save countless lives and to restore hope in 150 different countries around the world." [full text; brochure]
Donors' Conference for Haiti
Secretary Powell (July 20): "Haiti's needs are great, but with our help, her government and people will be equal to the task. For our part, I am pleased to report that the Bush Administration has tripled the amount of aid we originally designated for Haiti in this fiscal year." [full text] [DSL; dial-up; audio]
![A woman in El Meshter camp, April 16, 2004, for displaced people near El Fashir in Sudans western Darfur region separates grain from dust after a food aid delivery. [AP Photo]](/all/20040722083609im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/sudan_darfur_1405.jpg) Relations With Sudan
Saving lives in Darfur by ending the violence and ensuring delivery of humanitarian assistance is a top priority for the United States. The U.S. has pressed the Government of Sudan to take actions to halt the violence and atrocities, allow unrestricted humanitarian access, cooperate fully with cease-fire and international monitoring, participate in political talks with the Darfur rebels, and hold accountable those most responsible for the atrocities. The U.S. will not normalize relations with Sudan until the situation in Darfur is satisfactorily addressed.
| | |  | |  The task of disabling, dismantling, and removing North Korea’s nuclear programs is much larger and more complex than it was for Libya, so the sooner it can get started, the better.
The Millennium Challenge program provides development assistance to help recipient countries attract investment and trade.
| | New Background Notes have been posted for Ecuador, Grenada, and South Africa.
A recently released USAID report, "A Year in Iraq," states that $3.3 billion in U.S. aid fixed schools, vaccinated millions of children, restored electricity and created Iraq’s first democratic councils.
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