Hearing for the bureau in many years, and it is an opportunity for this committee to investigate the administrations goals at the United Nations and multilateral organizations. During this hearing, i look forward to the discussion of the various issues the bureau of International Organization faces. The united neighed states contributes millions of dollars each year to the United Nations efforts to manage conflicts and peacekeeping operations addressing few Food Insecurity, supporting refugees, and so much more. This funding is in our National Interest and this hearing is an opportunity to discuss these priorities. The United Nations and other International Organizations are deeply engaged in responding to the russian invasion of ukraine, this includes efforts by the World Food Programme and other bodies to address regional and globals Food Insecurity that has been made worse by the war. The Un High Commission for refugees in the International Organization for migration are playing imp
Subscribe and now a hearing on the budget requests on United Nations and other organizations. From the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee, this is about 50 minutes. Thank you for joining us at this important hearing. I am honored to be filling in for chairman castro this morning. I want to extend a warm welcome to our witnesses today. Assistant secretary of state for International Organization affairs. Michelle j. Simpson. This subcommittee hearing will cover the bureau for International Organizations budget requests for fiscal year 2023. This is the first Budget Hearing for the bureau and many years, and it is an opportunity for this committee to investigate the administrations goals at the United Nations and multilateral organizations during this hearing, i look forward to the discussion of the various issues the bureau of International Organization faces the united neighed states contributes millions of dollars each year to the United Nations efforts to manage conflicts and peacekee
Kids, high school, college age kids and i have taken to giving them some advice maybe is a little depressing to them but i say, look, i, like you, have seen a lot of pain and a lot of bad things and i know that life is cruel and short and bad things happen to good people. So i say to these young people, look, you need to do the things youre doing, whats next . How do i get into this school . How do i get into this job . Sometimes you need to turn the telescope around and in your mind look at yourself from the end, so youre an old man or old woman, god willing, and you look back and ask yourself this question, who do i want to have been . What do i want to have been . I think the answer will be, this is what you want to have been, right . You dont want to have been somebody with a great boat or a great house or a fancy car. I think you want want to be somy who has been part of protecting the innocent, rescuing children, doing all things thaw do. Turn that around to try and guide those c
Later, the Washington Post reporter will discuss the arraignment of former Virginia Governor bob mcdonald and his wife following their 14count indictment this week. You can also join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal, live each more at 7 00 eastern on cspan. Next, the speaker of iraqs council of representatives talks about the violence, security concerns and political challenges facing iraq. Usama alnujafyi spoke at the brookings institution. His is just under an hour. In the name of god, the merciful, im really happy to be here with you today. As you know, iraq is a central and important country in the world at large, and it concentrates on iraq and you do know that we in iraq went through very particular experience in the middle east. We first get rid of an oppressive regime and it is followed by a military occupation. And a constitution that was written in unfavorable conditions and circumstances. There was also a road map that that the iraqis were not abl
Otherwise people think i will just get through this meeting. We are not going away. In the 70s. There was a bill on president nixons desk for childcare. People thought he might sign it. That he didnt for cultural reasons. You can just imagine. [laughter] it is similar to immigration. We are not going away. Background checks. We are not going away. Womens issues. We are not going away. Impact. L have an frankly, we would rather have a change in the law that improves the lives of people. If we have a choice between winning an election or winning a positiveng to have a impact on the lives of women. That is what a political debate is about. President kennedy said, the government has to choose in favor of these issues. I had a visit from a head of state, the president of columbia. Not the university. [laughter] i was thinking columbia pictures. He was telling me all these plans he had for the growth of his economy in this country. I said, do tell. What are you basing the success on. He said