The United States is committed to a future in which people do not go hungry, everyone has access to quality healthcare and education, and democracies deliver a stronger, fairer society for all, said Ambassador Shrier.
“This critical step toward that will give the Haitian people an opportunity to select their leaders democratically for the first time in years," said Assistant Secretary Nichols.
“We believe that Cuba’s dynamic private sector offers ordinary Cubans opportunity for a better life,” said Deputy Assistant Secretary Jacobstein.
“We know the powerful change that’s possible when governments and civil society come together to stand up for … religious freedom,” said Ambassador Hussain.
"Over generations, our nation has welcomed hundreds of thousands of refugees facing religious persecution. We work relentlessly to secure the release of people in prison for exercising their right to religious freedom around the globe," said Secretary Blinken.
"For the third consecutive year, there was notable progress to combat labor trafficking, with labor trafficking convictions and victim identifications," said Ambassador Dyer.
"Today governments around the world continue to target individuals, shutter places of worship, forcibly displace communities, and imprison people because of their religious beliefs,” said Secretary Blinken.
“It is essential that anti-trafficking advocates continually and intentionally connect and partner with communities who are most impacted by trafficking,” said Ambassador Dyer.
“Trafficking is the very definition of a problem that no one nation can solve alone,” stated Secretary Blinken.
"Sexual violence remains a gruesome part of modern conflict around the globe," said Vice President Kamala Harris.
The U.S. Treasury Department recently announced a series of regulatory changes aimed at supporting Cuba’s private sector entrepreneurs.
“Against fierce headwinds, we have seen young people all over the world mobilize to respond to these challenges, and become the architects of their futures,” said Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield.
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