RSSLatest News: Environment

U.N. Report Shows Progress in Water Policies

water-in-Colombo

More than 80 percent of countries have reformed their water laws in the past 20 years, according to a […]

U.S. Response to Future Water Crisis Takes Shape

GlobalWaterReport

A U.S. intelligence report outlined the potential for water-related issues to become national security problems in various places around the world

U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act Marks Four Decades of Success

Sea lions

Populations of oceangoing mammals are rebounding in U.S. waters and beyond, thanks to a federal law enacted nearly 40 years ago.

Human Rights News

President Obama Supports Same Sex Marriage

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Today, in an interview with ABC News, President Obama said, “I think same sex couples should be able to get married.”

U.S. Homeland Security Head Holds Talks in New Zealand, Australia

Janet Napolitano and John Key

While in New Zealand, Secretary Napolitano signed Joint Statements to Combat Trafficking in Persons, to Strengthen Border Security, Combat […]

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2012

WTISD

The United Nations designates May 17 to remind the world each year of the benefits that the Internet and […]

Development & Humanitarian Aid

USAID Welcomes Guidelines on Land Governance, Property Rights

A man holds his land lease certificate in Lesotho

The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National […]

U.N. Report Shows Progress in Water Policies

water-in-Colombo

More than 80 percent of countries have reformed their water laws in the past 20 years, according to a […]

Peace Corps Promotes Maternal Health on Mother’s Day

Students at preschool in Morocco

To mark Mother’s Day, celebrated in the United States on the second Sunday in May, Peace Corps volunteers worldwide […]

RSSLatest News: Arms Control

Statement of Ambassador Kennedy to the Conference on Disarmament

“Our governments did not send us here to endlessly discuss procedure and negotiate phantom programs of work, they, or […]

State’s Rose on Reinforcing Stability Through Missile Defense

Missile defense plays an important role in the broader U.S. international security strategy, supporting both deterrence and diplomacy. Missile […]

Conclusion of the 2012 NPT Preparatory Committee Meeting

The United States was pleased to participate in the PrepCom meeting of Parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty held […]