The US Congress Foreign Affairs Committee will take a hard look this week at human trafficking situation in a number of countries, including Azerbaijan, China, Russia, Uzbekistan, TURAN's correspondent was informed by the organizers.
The hearing will address questions such as whether the governments should be promoted to Tier 2, or demoted to Tier 3 in the State Department's 2013 Trafficking in Persons Report.
Among the witnesses are Mark Lagon, Former Ambassador-at-Large for Trafficking in Persons, Mr. Brian Campbell, Director of Policy and Legal Programs at International Labor Rights Forum ant others. -25В-
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"A group of hydrologists and engineers from Azerbaijan and Armenia, with our active support, is working together on a comprehensive water management scheme for transboundary rivers," the U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mark Libby, wrote on the U.S. Embassy's social media account on November 12.
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As the Biden administration draws to a close, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed on an emergency trip to Brussels to discuss how to support Ukraine with European allies.
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The Prosecutor's Office is investigating the deaths of two people during the recent floods in Baku, Baku Mayor Eldar Azizov said commenting on the consequences of the flooding of tunnels in the capital during the heavy rains on October 22 to journalists. According to him, the sewer system could not handle the large volume of floodwater, which led to the drowning of two people in a tunnel in the Sabunchu district of Baku. The floods revealed vulnerabilities in Baku's water infrastructure.
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The United States is ready to assist all countries, including Azerbaijan, in the transition to renewable energy sources, the U.S. National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi said at a briefing at COP29, in response to a question from Turan about how the U.S. could support Azerbaijan in moving from oil and gas to clean energy.
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