Trump administration pulling U.S. out of UNESCO
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The United States will leave the United Nations' culture and education agency UNESCO, the US state department has confirmed.
For 25 years, the State Department has had an office tracking the scope of human trafficking and working to combat it. In 2023, more than 133,000 victims were identified globally, leading to more than 18,
United States Department of State. State Department enacts widespread layoffs, cutting 1,353 staff The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees ...
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State Department expects to distribute 59,305 metric tons of food aid amid reports that 500 tons were incinerated, with officials confirming all food expiring soon is accounted for.
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The mass firing of State Department employees could significantly impact the Trump administration’s ability to address the priorities it has said it values, multiple former and current department officials told CNN.
Among the scores of offices the U.S. State Department eliminated last week in its dramatic revamp, the shuttering of one little-known office has raised particular alarm among U.S. diplomats.
Carrying boxes past signs of thanks for their service, fired State Department workers were hugged and applauded as they left their headquarters for the last time. More than 1,300 State Department employees fired in July,
On Wednesday, July 16, the United States Department of State reissued a travel advisory for Libya, urging Americans not to travel to Libya for any reason "due to crime, terrorism, unexploded landmines, civil unrest, kidnapping, and armed conflict."