Posted by Jennifer Pulliam on Oct 21, 2009 - 12:55 PM
![Army soldiers trained as UN peacekeepers during a ceremony in Lima, Peru 12/22/2008. [AP]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2009_10_21_peacekeeper_m.jpg)
We’ve received a lot of questions on our recent Dipnote posting on U.S. efforts to train and equip foreign troops to serve in international peacekeeping missions under our Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI), a few of which I’d like to share with you today.
What…
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Oct 16, 2009 - 11:22 AM
"On World Food Day, we join with others to reaffirm our commitment to work to combat one of today’s most critical issues—global hunger. More than one billion people—one sixth of the world’s population—suffer from chronic hunger. This year there are an estimated 105 million more people who are chronically hungry than last year. The world has taken notice. Now we must take action." Full Text | Global Food Security Page
Remarks With U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Oct 09, 2009 - 04:32 PM
"Today our world — the world you will inherit — is more interconnected than at any point in human history. Increasingly, we rise or fall together. If Somalia is forsaken, violent extremists can find their way to our soil. If horrific violence in Guinea or the Democratic Republic of Congo is left to rage on unchecked, all of our consciences are shamed. If disease festers anywhere, pandemics can affect us everywhere. We face an extraordinary array of transnational security challenges that cross borders as freely as a storm. By definition, they cannot be tackled by any one country alone, even one…
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Posted by John Herbst on Oct 07, 2009 - 12:20 PM
![Soldiers patrol road in Korengal Valley, Kunar Province, Afghanistan, May 9, 2009. [AP Photo]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2009_1007_soldier_road_m.jpg)
A strategic roadmap for civilians engaged in reconstruction and stabilization missions is long overdue. As the United States and its international partners remain committed to Afghanistan, the need for strategic guidance that is comprehensive, institutionalized, and truly shared across institutions has never been clearer.
Today, the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction…
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Oct 02, 2009 - 01:54 PM
Violence against women is an issue that should concern us all. Women are the key to progress and prosperity in the 21st century. When they are marginalized and mistreated, humanity cannot progress. When they are accorded their rights and afforded equal opportunities in education, health care, employment, and political participation, they lift up their families, their communities, and their nations.
As we look ahead toward a comprehensive international campaign to end violence against women, we must ensure that all of the following are a part of our strategies:
(1) First, we must define this violence…
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