Search Results:  Burma  (2)
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Silver Spring, Maryland January 13, 2016 Well, let me just say what a special experience it is for me to come to the refugee center. The refugees I met with come from Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Burma, Eritrea, Congo, various countries. And they have escaped great violence. They’ve escaped a threat to their lives and their families. And they have come here looking for the possibility of a new life. Everybody has said that – they need and want a new life. T...
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Regions: Afghanistan
Topics: Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
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Situation in Somalia Secretary Condoleezza Rice Remarks Following the UN Security Council Meeting on the Situation in Somalia New York City, New York December 16, 2008 View Video SECRETARY RICE: I’ve just attended a very successful Security Council session on piracy. The Security Council adopted Resolution 1851, which is a very strong resolution that deals with issues of detention of pirates, with the prosecution of pirates, with the ability to use all necessary means on land as well as at ...
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Regions: Djibouti , Eritrea , Korea, North , Pakistan , Russia , Somalia , United Kingdom , United States , Zimbabwe
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Human Rights and Democracy, The Ocean and Polar Affairs