US Rising Above The Legacy of Slavery
According to Secretary Kerry, one hundred and fifty years ago, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation that removed the chains of slavery and declared all people enslaved in the rebellious states
US Allocates $51M in Humanitarian Aid to Sahel Region
According to Secretary Kerry, an estimated 18.7 million people in the Sahel were at risk of food insecurity, including one million children at risk of severe acute malnutrition in 2012.
US Reveals Obama’s Priorities for Arms Control and Nonproliferation
She adds it was just six years later that the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) was in force.
US Committed to Achieving a Water-Secure Future
In an event celebrating World Water Day in Washington DC, US Secretary of State John Kerry says water security requires global cooperation to ensure people have the water they need, where they need it, when they need it, reliably and sustainably.
US Only Supports Arms Trade Treaty Consistent With US Laws
US United States could only be party to an Arms Trade Treaty that addresses international transfers of conventional arms solely and does not impose any new requirements on the U.S. domestic trade in firearms or on U.S. exporters.
