Meeting of the Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services

Meeting of the Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services

On September 18, 2023, the Department of State’s Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services will convene to review issues on the Agenda of the Fourth Extraordinary Congress of the Universal Postal Union, which will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from October 1-5, 2023, as well as work on other ongoing issues in […]

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Record-Breaking Number of US Cities Embrace Never Give Up Day on August 18

Record-Breaking Number of US Cities Embrace Never Give Up Day on August 18

TEXAS, UNITED STATES, August 18, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — A wave of determination and resilience is sweeping across cities in the United States and Canada as August 18th is officially proclaimed as Never Give Up Day. In an unprecedented show of unity, a record number of cities have come together to recognize and celebrate the unwavering spirit […]

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Designating Two Syrian Factions and Their Leaders in Connection with Serious Human Rights Abuses

Designating Two Syrian Factions and Their Leaders in Connection with Serious Human Rights AbusesToday, the United States is imposing sanctions on two armed Syrian factions – the Suleiman Shah Brigade and the Hamza Division – in connection to serious human rights abuses committed in northern Syria, including abduction, severe physical abuse, and rape.  We are also designating Mohammad al-Jasim and his brother Walid al-Jasim, both leaders of the […]

Designating Individuals Involved in the Poisoning of Aleksey Navalny

Designating Individuals Involved in the Poisoning of Aleksey NavalnyToday, the United States is designating four Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) operatives, Alexey Alexandrovich Alexandrov, Konstantin Kudryavtsev, Ivan Vladimirovich Osipov, and Vladimir Alexandrovich Panyaev, pursuant to the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 for their involvement in the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Aleksey Navalny three years ago this August.  We […]

Threats to Peace and Security in Mali

Designating Two Syrian Factions and Their Leaders in Connection with Serious Human Rights AbusesThe United States is deeply concerned about the threat of worsening violence in Mali as the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission there (MINUSMA) begins its withdrawal. Attacks as recently as August 13, which resulted in several injured peacekeepers, highlight that threat and the importance of all Malian parties settling their differences peacefully and in accordance […]