The United States of America recognizes the continued efforts by election stakeholders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ensure this electoral cycle is inclusive, transparent, and peaceful. We note that democracies require the participation of their citizenry in electoral processes, and we urge all electoral process stakeholders—including the state authorities, institutions of the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 5 September, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: democracy, DRC, elections, human rights, National Independent Electoral Commission, U.S.-D.R.C partenrship
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
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield U.S. Representative to the United Nations New York, New York March 29, 2022 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Madam President. And thank you, SRSG Keita, for your briefing and for your commitment to your mission. I’d also like to welcome our colleague, the Permanent Representative from DRC, here today. And also let me ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 30 March, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, human rights, minerals, Monusco, U.S.-D.R.C partenrship, UN Security Council Briefing, women rights issue
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
September 19, 2019 Subject: New $15 million USAID activity to advance press freedom and government transparency as part of U.S.-DRC Privileged Partnership for Peace and Prosperity Kinshasa, DRC, September 19, 2019 – USAID, a U.S. Government agency, has launched a five-year $15 million Media Sector Development Activity to promote a more open and vibrant media ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 19 September, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & The Democratic Republic of the Congo | Tags: human rights, Press Freedom
Date: July 18, 2019 Subjet: USAID Awards a New Artisanal Mine Site Validation Project The U.S. government, through its
Agency for International Development (USAID) , is pleased to announce the award of a new USAID-funded mine site validation project in North and South Kivu. The $3.7 million USAID-funded Sustainable Mine Site Validation (SMSV) project, implemented by Pact, will help counter ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 18 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & The Democratic Republic of the Congo | Tags: human rights, security issues, Trade, USAID DRC
Date: June 21, 2019 Subject: U.S. Discusses Human Rights and Accountability in DRC Scott Busby, the State Department’s Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, visited Kinshasa and Goma June 17-21 to promote democracy and human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). During President Tshisekedi’s visit to Washington ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 21 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & The Democratic Republic of the Congo | Tags: democracy, human rights
Date: 14 June 2019 Subject: Joint declaration of the Chiefs of Mission of the United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Canada We are deeply concerned by the increase in political tension in the Democratic Republic of Congo created by the decisions of the Constitutional Court to invalidate the elections of over 30 parliamentarians, most of ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 14 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & The Democratic Republic of the Congo | Tags: democracy, human rights
Date: May 3, 2019 Subject: World Press Freedom Day in the DRC Op-ed by
Michael A. Hammer U.S. Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo There is no true democracy without press freedom and today we salute the key role of the media in a free society. The United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 as World ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 3 May, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & The Democratic Republic of the Congo | Tags: human rights, Mike Hammer, Press Freedom
On Saturday, April 29, 2017, alumni and volunteers organized an event to clean up the compound, create a vegetable garden, provide healthcare, cook, and provide meals at the Kintambo’s house of the aged. Apart from the work done, they also made an important donation of various products at the same place.
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 28 April, 2017 | Topics: Alumni, Culture, Events, Featured Event, News | Tags: aged persons, human rights
