United States Announces $18 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance for Ukraine Crisis
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Washington, DC - Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Simon Henshaw announced May 23 in Kyiv that the United States is providing $18 million in additional U.S. humanitarian assistance to help those affected by Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. With this new funding, total U.S. humanitarian assistance since the start of the crisis will reach more than $61 million.
Secretary Kerry Travels to Abuja, Geneva, Madrid, and Paris
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Abuja, Nigeria, on May 29 to lead the official U.S. delegation on behalf of President Obama for the inauguration of Nigerian President-elect Muhammadu Buhari.
Ethiopia's Parliamentary and Regional Elections
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Washington, DC - The United States commends the people of Ethiopia for their civic participation in generally peaceful parliamentary and regional elections on May 24.
INTERPOL holds first meeting for major events cybersecurity experts group
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Singapore - Global experts in sporting event security gathered at the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation to share best practices to create cybersecurity plans for major sporting and other events.
United States Concerned About Security Sector Reform in Lesotho
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Washington, DC - The United States is concerned that no one has been held accountable for the August 2014 political unrest and violence between the military and police, yet the Government of Lesotho has reinstated one of the most polarizing figures from that difficult period as Commander of the Lesotho Defense Force.
Latin American authors reshaping world literature
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Stanford, California - In recent years, the late Chilean novelist Roberto Bolaño has become the most famous figure on the Latin American literary scene. No doubt, Bolaño's groundbreaking novels, such as Los detectives salvajes (The Savage Detectives) and 2666, have moved legions of readers.
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