WORLD NEWS DIGEST:
FROM THE US MISSION TO THE UN:
Explanation of Vote at the Adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2279 on Burundi
" The situation in Burundi is beyond fragile. The ongoing repression, harassment, and violence against the legitimate political opposition, the closure of free and impartial media, and widespread impunity for human rights violations and abuses – including those involving killings and alleged sexual violence by security services against political opponents, members of civil society and others – continue. Almost a quarter of a million have fled. Again, over a quarter of a million Burundians have already fled the country since April 2015 out of fear for their lives, and countless more have been internally displaced. People do not flee in the hundreds of *millions unless there is a very, very serious problem."
ref. http://usun.state.gov/remarks/7212
Statement on Allegations of Abuse Committed by Peacekeepers in the Central African Republic
" This plague of sexual abuse by peacekeepers must stop. These infernal abuses defy the very values the UN was created to uphold, taint the legitimacy of the institution, and undermine the effectiveness of those honorable peacekeepers who are attempting to protect civilians and promote peace."
ref. http://usun.state.gov/remarks/7210
Related story: UN sexual misconduct investigation in DR Congo finds violations and cases of abuse
Remarks on “Crafting Peace by the Way We Live Our Lives” at a Reception Honoring President Faustin-Archange Touadéra
"And here I want to pay special tribute to the religious leadership in the Central African Republic. I visited at times when the Catholic Church and the Protestant Churches were sheltering Muslims who were fleeing for their lives, and when imams in other parts of the country were sheltering Christians who were fleeing for their lives. And you, Mr. Archbishop, and your colleagues traveling around the world – you became a symbol of the Central African Republic that everybody wanted to work so hard to resurrect."
ref. http://usun.state.gov/remarks/7211
Remarks at a Press Availability Following President Faustin-Archange Touadéra's Inauguration as President of the Central African Republic
" We’re together, we support you as you seek to take on those challenges I mentioned earlier – to enhance security, to end corruption, to fight impunity, and to ensure that your generation’s children can live with the kind of security, dignity, and opportunity that too many Central African Republic citizens have been denied for too long."
http://usun.state.gov/remarks/7209
UN NEWS CENTER:
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NATIONAL DIGEST:
THE WHITE HOUSE: Remarks by the President and Secretary General Stoltenberg of NATO after Bilateral Meeting
THE WHITE HOUSE: Weekly Address: Securing the World from Nuclear Terrorism
THE WHITE HOUSE: President Obama Has Now Commuted the Sentences of 248 Individuals
US TREASURY DEPT: Fact Sheet: Treasury Issues Inversion Regulations and Proposed Earnings Stripping Regulations
US TREASURY DEPT: Treasury Announces Additional Action to Curb Inversions, Address Earnings Stripping
US TREASURY DEPT: Remarks by Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew on a Press Conference Call Regarding Announcement on Corporate Tax Inversions
US TREASURY DEPT: Remarks of Anjan Mukherjee, Counselor to the Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s Cybersecurity Conference 2016
FDA releases final rule to ensure food safety during transport
FDA proposes limit for inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal
USDA: USDA Announces New GroupGAP Program for the Produce Industry Helping Smaller Producers Reach New Markets
USDA BLOG: The Little-Known Threat to Wild Turkeys
USDA BLOG: USDA Helps Military Veterans Explore Agriculture as a Career
CDC: CDC Adds Fiji to Interim Travel Guidance Related to Zika Virus
EPA: EPA Administrator Announces New Report on Impacts of Climate Change on Public Health
US DEPT OF EDUCATION: Focusing on Financial Literacy for Students
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