Department of State Press Releases

• Published on March 20, 2018 - 13:26 GMT

  

  Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): ...

  This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0004199 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: May 18, 2018 For new application submission instructions, see Section D below. A. Project Description The U.S. …

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• Published on February 28, 2018 - 14:54 GMT

  

  Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Request for Statements of Interest: Burma: ...

  I. Requested Objectives for Statements of Interest The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces a Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) from organizations interested in submitting Statements of Interest (SOI) for programs that …

  Distribution channels: Human Rights
• Published on February 26, 2018 - 22:00 GMT

  

  Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): FY18 ...

  This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0004173 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: April 13, 2018 For new application submission instructions, see Section D below. A. Project Description The U.S. …

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• Published on February 26, 2018 - 22:00 GMT

  

  Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): FY18 ...

  This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0004171 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: April 16, 2018 For new application submission instructions, see Section D below. A. Project Description The U.S. …

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• Published on February 26, 2018 - 21:10 GMT

  

  Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Resolution on Venezuela

  Thank you very much Mr. Chair. Just another brief intervention to comment on some of the statements that a number of my colleagues here today have made. The United States is of course one of the member states proposing the draft resolution today, and we …

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• Published on February 15, 2018 - 17:32 GMT

  

  Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): ...

  This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0003960 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: May 4, 2018 at 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time For new application submission instructions, see Section D below. …

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• Published on January 31, 2018 - 01:13 GMT

  

  Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): ...

  This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0003924 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: March 12, 2018 For new application submission instructions, see Section D below. A. Project Description The U.S. …

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• Published on January 29, 2018 - 15:17 GMT

  

  Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Facebook Live Series -- Religious Freedom and Empowering Civil Society

  Join us LIVE on Tuesday, January 30 at 9:00 a.m. ET on https://www.facebook.com/stateDRL for a discussion on religious freedom and how to empower civil society. For a list of speakers' biographies, please visit: http://ow.ly/d/7fvO In commemorating …

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• Published on January 16, 2018 - 17:36 GMT

  

  Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Human ...

  This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0003677 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: March 5, 2018 For new application submission instructions, see Section D below. A. Project Description The U.S. …

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• Published on January 8, 2018 - 14:54 GMT

  

  Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): ...

  This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0003672 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 For new application submission instructions, see Section D below. A. Project …

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• Published on January 5, 2018 - 19:38 GMT

  

  Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): ...

  This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0003678 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: March 5, 2018 For new application submission instructions, see Section D below. A. Project Description The U.S. …

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• Published on January 3, 2018 - 13:11 GMT

  

  Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: FY 14: Gender-based violence among stateless and national populations in Cote d'Ivoire

  October 2017 Report by Johns Hopkins University TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.................................................................................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND …

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• Published on January 3, 2018 - 13:11 GMT

  

  Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: FY 14: Gender-based violence among stateless and national populations in the Dominican ...

  November 2017 Report by Johns Hopkins University and Centro para la Observación Migratoria y Desarrollo Social en el Caribe (OBMICA) Global estimates suggest that approximately 10 million people worldwide are living without any legal citizenship. Stateless …

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• Published on December 21, 2017 - 19:14 GMT

  

  Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Background Briefing on the Rollout of the Global Magnitsky Sanctions

  MODERATOR: All right. Thank you so much, sir. Thank you, everyone. Good morning and thanks for joining us for today’s background call on the rollout of the first iteration of the sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act. We are joined today by [Senior …

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• Published on December 21, 2017 - 16:19 GMT

  

  Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act Implementation

  Today, alongside the President and the Department of the Treasury, the Department of State took action against persons who have committed serious human rights abuse and engaged in corruption around the world. The Department is committed to protecting and …

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• Published on December 19, 2017 - 01:11 GMT

  

  Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: The Post-Election Situation in Honduras

  The United States notes that Honduras’ Supreme Electoral Tribunal has declared incumbent president Juan Orlando Hernández the winner of the November 26 presidential elections. We understand this decision triggers a five-day period, as established by …

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• Published on December 15, 2017 - 20:16 GMT

  

  Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Inclusive Technology: The Gender Digital Divide, Human Rights & Violence Against Women

  America’s 21st century diplomacy relies on science, innovative technology, and access to an open, interoperable, reliable and secure Internet. However, with 250 million fewer women online globally than men,[i] and over 1.7 billion women not owning a mobile …

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• Published on December 10, 2017 - 14:40 GMT

  

  Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: International Human Rights Day

  Sixty-nine years ago today, in the aftermath of World War II, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to recognize and elevate the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all individuals, and that these rights …

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• Published on December 6, 2017 - 01:54 GMT

  

  Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Human Rights Council Special Session on Burma

  Earlier today in Geneva, the United Nations Human Rights Council held a special session on Burma. The United States was an early supporter of this special session and a co-sponsor of the resulting resolution on the Situation of Human Rights for Rohingya …

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• Published on December 4, 2017 - 00:02 GMT

  

  Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: International Day of Persons With Disabilities

  The opportunity for everyone in America to enjoy equal rights in political, social, economic, and cultural life is central to our success as a nation. Passage of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act recognized that persons with disabilities have …

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