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State Department Press Statement: U.S. Contributes $125 Million to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, January 31, 2005

Ambassador Siv: Statement at the OCHA/UNDG Meeting on U.S. Tsunami Relief Efforts, January 28, 2005

William O. Brisben: Statement to the UNICEF Executive Board, January 18, 2005

Ambassador Patterson: Statement in the General Assembly on the South Asia Tsunami, January 18, 2005

Ambassador Siv: Statement at the Ten-Year Review Conference on Implementation of the Barbados Program of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, Port Louis, Mauritius, January 14, 2005

State Department Press Statement: U.S. Participation in the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, January 14, 2005

Ambassador Danforth: Farewell Remarks in the Security Council, January 13, 2005

Briefing by Secretary of State Powell on the Earthquake and Tsunami in South Asia, December 27, 2004

Lucy Tamlyn: Statements in the General Assembly Introducing Amendments and Explaining the U.S. Position on Safety and Security of Humanitarian Personnel and Protection of UN Personnel, December 20, 2004

Ambassador Holliday: Statement in the Security Council on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, December 14, 2004

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the General Assembly on Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Assistance, November 11, 2004

Ambassador Kennedy: Statement at the Launching of the 2004 World Disasters Report, November 9, 2004

Governor Hull: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on the Report of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, November 9, 2004

Ambassador Danforth: Remarks to the Press Correcting a Reuters Report Misstating that the U.S Intends to Withdraw Aid from Sudan if a Peace Deal is Not Reached, November 9, 2004

Yousif Ghafari: Statement in the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly on the Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), November 2, 2004

Susan Moore: Statement in the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly on Assistance in Mine Action, October 29, 2004

White House Statement on Humanitarian Assistance for the People of Darfur, October 21, 2004

Media Note: Department of State Releases Fifth Annual Report on the Accomplishments of the U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Program, October 19, 2004

Ambassador Sauerbrey: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on Women's Issues, October 13, 2004

State Department Press Statement: U.S. Assistance to Sudanese Refugees in Chad, October 4, 2004

State Department Fact Sheet: U.S. Hurricane Relief for the Caribbean, October 1, 2004

Ambassador Holliday: Remarks to the Press on the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq and the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, September 30, 2004

State Department Press Statement: Establishment of the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization, September 28, 2004

Ambassador Patterson: Statement in the Security Council on Civilian Aspects of Conflict Management and Peace Building, September 22, 2004

Ambassador Danforth: Explanation of Vote in the Security Council Following Adoption of Resolution 1564 on Sudan, September 18, 2004

Ambassador Danforth: Remarks to the Press Following Adoption of Resolution 1564 on Sudan, September 18, 2004

Ambassador Danforth: Remarks to the Press on the Situation in Sudan, September 9, 2004

Op-Ed by Secretary of State Powell on the Situation in Darfur, Sudan, August 4, 2004

Ambassador Danforth: Statement in the Security Council Following Adoption of Resolution 1556 on the Situation in Sudan, July 30, 2004

Ambassador Danforth: Remarks to the Press on the Situation in Sudan, July 30, 2004

Press Statement: U.S. Support for Palestinian Refugees, July 29, 2004

State Department Press Statement - North Korea - U.S. Food Donation, July 23, 2004

State Department Press Statement - Successful Repatriation of Sierra Leoneans, July 23, 2004

Remarks by Secretary of State Powell on the 50th Anniversary of the Food for Peace Program, July 21, 2004

Ambassador Holliday: Statement in the Security Council on the Role of Regional Organizations in Conflict Prevention and Peace-Building, July 20, 2004

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the Economic and Social Council on Current Issues in Humanitarian Response, July 14, 2004

USAID Administrator Natsios: Remarks to the Press on the Humanitarian Situation in Sudan, July 2, 2004

Ambassador Holliday: Statement in the Security Council on the Role of Civil Society in Post-Conflict Peace-Building, June 22, 2004

Remarks by Secretary of State Powell at Launch of World Refugee Day, June 16, 2004

Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, June 14, 2004

William O. Brisben: Statement to the UNICEF Executive Board, June 7, 2004

Ambassador Holliday: Statement in the Security Council on the Situation in Liberia, June 3, 2004

Ambassador Holliday: Press Statement on the Deteriorating Humanitarian and Human Rights Situation in the Darfur Region of Sudan, May 25, 2004

Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council on the Situation in Iraq, May 19, 2004

U.S. Contributes an Additional $88.3 Million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, May 18, 2004

Remarks by Secretary of State Powell at the InterAction 2004 Annual Forum Luncheon, May 18, 2004

U.S. Contributes $19.5 Million in Humanitarian Assistance for the Liberian People, April 13, 2004

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Oil-for-Food Program, April 7, 2004

Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council on the Situation in Afghanistan, April 6, 2004

U.S. Contributes $76 Million to the International Committee of the Red Cross, March 18, 2004

U.S. Contributes an Additional $58.9 Million to the UN High Commissioner For Refugees, March 12, 2004

U.S. Contributes $900,000 to the International Committee of the Red Cross for Conflict Victims in Haiti, March 12, 2004

Ambassador Siv: Statement at the Launch of the Appeal for Humanitarian Aid for Haiti, March 9, 2004

Fact Sheet - U.S. International Women's Initiatives, March 8, 2004

State Department Press Statement - U.S. Support for Palestinian Refugees, February 27, 2004

Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council on the Post-Conflict National Reconciliation Role of the United Nations, January 26, 2004

William Bresben: Introductory Statement at the First Regular Session of the January 19-26 UNICEF Executive Board, January 19, 2004

Ambassador Siv: Statement at the Launch of the UN Flash Appeal for the Iran Earthquake, January 12, 2004

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Security Council on Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1483 on Iraq, November 21, 2003

Ambassador Siv: Statement at the Launching of the Annual Consolidated Appeal on Behalf of UN Humanitarian Agencies, November 18, 2003

Ambassador Mann: Remarks to the Press on Transition of the Oil-for-Food Program in Iraq, November 17, 2003

Ambassador Cunningham: Remarks to the Press Following Adoption in the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly of a U.S. Draft Resolution on the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, November 14, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy, November 13, 2003

Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council on Humanitarian Demining, November 13, 2003

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on the Report of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, November 3, 200

Walid Maalouf: Statement in the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly on the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, October 30, 2003

Ambassador Siv: Statement at the Humanitarian Forum of the Madrid Donors Conference on Iraq, October 23, 2003

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the General Assembly on Strengthening Coordination of UN Emergency Humanitarian Assistance, October 21, 2003

U.S. Statement in Support of International Day for Disaster Reduction, October 8, 2003

Christopher Wittmann,: Statement in the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly on Agenda Item 118: Financial Reports and Reports of the Board of Auditors, October 7, 2003

Press Briefing by USAID Administrator Natsios on Reconstruction Activities in Iraq, October 3, 2003

U.S. Contributes $13 million to UN High Commissioner for Refugees, September 30, 2003

President Bush: Statement to the 58th Session of the General Assembly, September 23, 2003

Briefing by Under Secretary of State Larson on Financing Reconstruction in Iraq and Donors Conference Held in Brussels, September 4, 2003

Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council on Peace Operations, August 28, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Security Council on Protection of Humanitarian Personnel in Conflict Zones, August 26, 2003

U.S. Provides Additional $9.5 million to Assist Afghan Refugees and Returnees, August 21, 2003

U.S. Contributes $62 Million to International Committee of the Red Cross, August 20, 2003

Memorandum from President Bush to Secretary of State Powell concerning U.S. Contributions to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), August 4, 2003

Fact Sheet: Milestones in Humanitarian Mine Action, July 29, 2003

Ambassador Siv: Statement at the 2003 Substantive Session of ECOSOC in Explanation of Vote on the Situation of Palestinian Women, July 22, 2003

Claudia Serwer: Statement at the 2003 Substantive Session of ECOSOC on Humanitarian Affairs, July 11, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement at the High-Level Segment of the Economic and Social Council on Promoting an Integrated Approach to Rural Development in Developing Countries for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development, Geneva, July 1, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement during the Formal Launch of the Humanitarian Appeal for Iraq, June 23, 2003

Media Advisory: Iraq Pre-Donors Reconstruction Conference on June 24, 2003 - Media Availability with Iraqi Leaders from the Coalition Provisional Authority Delegation, June 23, 2003

Address by Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III, Chief Administrator in Iraq, at the World Economic Forum, June 23, 2003

Secretary of State Powell: Remarks at the World Economic Forum, Dead Sea, Jordan, June 22, 2003

Gordon Olson: Statement in the Security Council on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, June 20, 2003

Deputy Secretary of State Armitage: Statement in Commemoration of World Refugee Day, June 20, 2003

William Brisben: Statement at the UNICEF Executive Board Meeting, June 2, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Security Council in Explanation of Vote on Iraq, May 22, 2003

Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Iraq, May 22, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, May 22, 2003

U.S. Contributes Additional $85 Million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, May 21, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, May 21, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, May 20, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press by Ambassador Negroponte following circulation of a draft resolution on Iraq, May 19, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, May 19, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, May 14, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, May 9, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, May 8, 2003

Ambassador Williamson: Statement in the Security Council on Post-Conflict Situations, April 30, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, April 24, 2003

U.S. Contributes $36.93 Million to International Committee of the Red Cross, April 21, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, April 3, 2003

U.S. Contributes Additional $21 Million for Humanitarian Relief Operations Related to Iraq Crisis, March 29, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Security Council on Resumption of the Iraq Oil-For-Food Program, March 28, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Security Council on Iraq, March 27, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, March 27, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on the Iraq Oil-For-Food Program, March 26, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, March 21, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Security Council on Iraq, March 19, 2003

U.S. Contributes $9.27 Million to International Committee of the Red Cross, March 14, 2003

U.S. Provides an Additional $10 Million to Feed Refugees in Africa, March 13, 2003

Melanie Attwooll: Statement in the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly on the OIOS Investigation into Sexual Exploitation of Refugees by Aid Workers in West Africa, March 3, 2003

U.S. Contributes an Additional $50 Million to the UNHCR, February 28, 2003

Ambassador Williamson: Statement in the Security Council on the "Stockholm Process" on Targeted Sanctions, February 25, 2003

U.S. Contributes An Additional $15 Million To Assist Afghan Conflict Victims, February 5, 2003

U.S. Contributes an Additional $8.4 Million for Urgent Refugee Needs in West Africa and Angola, January 24, 2003

U.S. Contributes Initial $69 Million to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, December 31, 2002

Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, December 10, 2002

Ambassador Williamson: Statement in the General Assembly on the Situation in Afghanistan, December 6, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press Following Extension of the Iraq Oil-for-Food Program, December 4, 2002

Ambassador Williamson: Statement in the Security Council on Africa's Food Crisis, December 3, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press following Extension of the Iraq Oil-for-Food Program, November 25, 2002

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the General Assembly on Strengthening the Coordination of Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Assistance of the United Nations, November 25, 2002

Cindy Costa: Statement in the General Assembly on Assistance in Mine Action, November 15, 2002

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, November 11, 2002

Cindy Costa: Statement in the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly on the Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories, November 11, 2002

Thomas A. Repasch: Statement in the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly on the Annual Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services, November 8, 2002

Arthur E. Dewey: Statement on the Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, November 7, 2002

Cindy Costa: Statement in the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, November 5, 2002

Sudan Donor Statement issued on behalf of the United States, the European Union, Norway, Canada, Japan and Switzerland, October 31, 2002

Ambassador Williamson: Statement in the Security Council on the Situation in Central Africa, October 22, 2002

Ambassador Williamson: Statement in the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly on UN Peacekeeping Operations, October 21, 2002

Ambassador Plaisted: Statement in the General Assembly on Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit and on the Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization, October 7, 2002

U.S. Contributes $119.25 Million to the UNRWA, September 25, 2002

Ambassador Siv: Statement at the World Summit on Sustainable Development on Bio-engineered Crops, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 27, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks as Security Council President and as U.S. Representative on the situation in the Middle East and on the 1267 Sanctions Committee, August 22, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks as Security Council President and as U.S. Representative on Iraq, Burundi and Cambodia, August 21, 2002

U.S. Contributes $16.9 million to UN High Commissioner for Refugees, August 12, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly on the Situation in the Middle East, August 5, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East, July 24, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Security Council on the Situation in Afghanistan, July 19, 2002

Ambassador Siv: Statement at the Launch of the Consolidated National Appeals for the Humanitarian Crisis in Southern Africa, July 18, 2002

Ambassador Williamson: Statement in the Security Council in the Workshop on West Africa, July 18, 2002

William J. Garvelink: Statement in the Economic and Social Council, on Strengthening Coordination of UN Emergency Humanitarian Assistance, July 15, 2002

U.S. Contributes An Additional $12.4 Million to Feed Refugees, July 9, 2002

U.S. Contributes $18.7 Million for Afghanistan Recovery, July 1, 2002

Ambassador Siv: Statement to the UNFPA/UNDP Executive Board on Parts I, III and IV of the Report of the Executive Director for 2001, June 18, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks at UN Headquarters following Adoption of Security Council Resolution 1409 on the Oil-for-Food Humanitarian Program for Iraq, May 14, 2002

Fact Sheet: Goods Review List for Iraq, May 14, 2002

Assistant Secretary of State Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr.: Remarks Honoring Public-Private Partnerships in Mine Action and the UN Global Compact Initiative, May 7, 2002

Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East, May 3, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks at UN Headquarters following Adoption of Security Council Resolution 1405 on the Situation in the Middle East, April 19, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Security on the Situation in the Middle East, April 19, 2002

U.S. Contributes $22.5 Million to International Organizations to Assist with the Recovery of Afghanistan, April 3, 2002

USAID Administrator Natsios: Briefing on Humanitarian Assistance for Iraq, April 2, 2003

US Contributes $125 Million to the UNHCR, February 20, 2002

Ambassador Williamson: Statement in the Security Council on the Briefing by Catherine Bertini, Executive Director of the World Food Program, April 4, 2002

Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council on Civilians in Armed Conflict, March 15, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement for the Record before the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, March 14, 2002

Ellen Sauerbrey: Statement to the 46th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, March 5, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Lecture delivered at Georgetown University on the UN Agenda in the Wake of September 11, February 27, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East, February 26, 2002

Minister-Counselor Cameron Hume: Statement in the General Assembly on Special Economic Assistance to El Salvador, January 26, 2001

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