On June 15, the U.S. Department of State released the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report, an annual report that highlights the progress and setbacks in addressing human trafficking across the globe. This year’s report acknowledged the efforts of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) to address trafficking in persons in 2022 and ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 7 July, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: human rights, human rights issue, security issues, trafficking in persons and DRCongo, Trafficking in persons;, U.S.-D.R.C partenrship
Ambassador Robert Wood Alternative Representative for Special Political Affairs New York, New York October 26, 2022 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Mr. President, and thank you Special Envoy Xia for your informative briefing to the Council. I also wish to welcome to this meeting the representatives from South Africa, Burundi, Rwanda, and the DRC. The UN ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 31 October, 2022 | Topics: News | Tags: DRC, human rights, human rights issue, peace and security in DRC, peace and security issues in Africa, security issues
PRESS STATEMENT
NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON JULY 29, 2022 Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Cambodia, the Philippines, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda August 2-11, 2022. Secretary Blinken will first travel to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, August 3-5 to participate in the U.S.-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 30 July, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: #PP4PPP, cooperation, democracy, elections, human rights, human rights issue, Secretary Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State’, U.S.-D.R.C partenrship
Ambassador Mike Hammer Op-Ed for World Press Freedom Day: May 3, 2022 Freedom of expression, including for members of the press, is a foundational component of a vibrant, fully functioning democracy. Peaceful, prosperous, and inclusive societies depend on the free flow of information and ideas, including the freedom to seek, receive, and impart information both online and offline. During my ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 3 May, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: democracy, human rights, human rights issue, journalism, Mike Hammer, Press Freedom, U.S.-D.R.C partenrship
The White House FEBRUARY 23, 2022
STATEMENTS AND RELEASES The prayers of the entire world are with the people of Ukraine tonight as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces. President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering. Russia alone is responsible for the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 24 February, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Biden, democracy, Global issues, human rights, human rights issue, Ukraine
Acting Assistant Secretary Peterson reiterates U.S. support for human rights, democracy and anti-corruption efforts in DRC during Kinshasa visit Ambassador Lisa Peterson, U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), visited the DRC June 14-18 to strengthen our partnership with the DRC to advance respect for ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 18 June, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: cooperation, democracy, Fight against corruption, human rights, human rights issue, Lisa Peterson, peace and security issues in Africa, PP4PP, trafficking in persons and DRCongo, Trafficking in persons;, U.S.-D.R.C partenrship
Date: June 20, 2019 Subject: Visit by U.S. AFRICOM Brigadier General deMilliano Advances the U.S.-DRC Privileged Partnership for Peace and Prosperity U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Brigadier General Steven J. deMilliano visited the DRC on June 18 and 19 in response to President Tshisekedi’s visit to the Pentagon in Washington D.C. in April 2019, during which President ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 20 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & The Democratic Republic of the Congo | Tags: human rights issue, peace and security issues in Africa, security issues
U.S. Embassy Kinshasa hosted Romance de l’O.S.K, the DRC’s first all-female orchestra ensemble, at a reception to empower Congolese women on December 11, 2018. Guests included accomplished Congolese leaders in women’s rights, entrepreneurship, and the arts. “The campaign against gender-based violence is an important opportunity for everyone, women and men, to recognize the need for worldwide gender ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 12 December, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, Gender Issues, Human Rights, News | Tags: gender-based violence, human rights issue, women rights issue
