"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.
Regarding Haiti and Sudan, the international community is grappling with how to develop new tools to deal with these age-old challenges, said Ambassador Wood.
"Our leadership is needed to address humanitarian crises elsewhere around the world, including in Sudan; in Haiti, where millions have been displaced, many killed," said Secretary Blinken.
The State Department Human Rights Report noted Nicaragua "carried out a campaign of harassment, intimidation, and violence toward perceived enemies of the regime, such as former political prisoners and their families."
"The United States is also stepping up our secure and humane enforcement. We’re implementing a new rule to encourage migrants to use orderly processes for entering our country," said National Security Advisor Sullivan.
The United States remains committed to defending democracy across the Americas, including in nations like Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, said National Security Advisor Sullivan.
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