"Local organizations and communities are closest to the crisis, and that gives them a really unique take on the issues at hand. They're usually the first people responding in an emergency," said Danielle Mutone-Smith.
“Together, we're working to make sure that Ukraine can defend its territory against the ongoing aggression, that it will be able to stand strongly on its own two feet, militarily, economically, democratically," said Secretary Blinken.
“USAID will continue to work to help Pakistan create ... activities that build relationships and trust across sectarian, tribal and religious lines,” said USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator Kaur.
"We will continue to call out those who enable Russia and its brutal war of aggression against the people of Ukraine," said Ambassador Wood.
"We’ve had two ships this past year that have been out there conducting exercises with all of our partners – Korea, Japan, the Philippines," said Coast Guard Deputy Commander Rear Admiral Sugimoto.
"We call on Burma’s military, as well as all armed actors, to protect civilian populations and allow for unhindered humanitarian access," said Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield.
Among those sanctioned are entities in a number of third countries, including the People’s Republic of China, and a host of Chinese entities that deal with the Russian government.
“Our charge,” declared U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, “must be to stop even one more person from experiencing the hell that is war.”
"The United States stands with its ally the Philippines and condemns the dangerous actions by the People’s Republic of China against lawful Philippine maritime operations in the South China Sea," said Deputy Spokesperson Patel.
The United States and Australia formed "a partnership to work together even more effectively on combating misinformation and disinformation," said Secretary Blinken.
"When development is not progressing in a community, in truth, it is very often because people are disconnected – disconnected perhaps from the health care they need when they're sick, from the education or training they need to pursue their dreams," said USAID Administrator Power.
Following pressure by the United States, the PRC shut down some sellers of precursor drugs that are used by Mexican cartels to manufacture fentanyl.
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