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- 1From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsUpdated November 14, 2022 U.S. International Climate Finance Over the past several decades, to varying degrees, the United States has delivered financial and technical assistance for climate change activities in the...
- 2From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsThis report details legislation and policies that restrict or place requirements on U.S. funding of abortion or family planning activities abroad. The level and extent of federal funding for these activities is an...
- 3From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsUpdated February 7, 2022 International Environmental Assistance Many governments hold that environmental degradation and climate change pose international and transboundary risks to human populations, economies, and...
- 4From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsFebruary 7, 2022 U.S. International Climate Finance Over the past several decades, to varying degrees, the United States has delivered financial and technical assistance for climate change activities in the...
- 5From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsColombia is a key U.S. ally in Latin America and a long-term security partner. For many years, Colombia's prominence in illegal drug production prompted the United States and Colombia to forge close counter-drug ties....
- 6From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsUpdated June 25, 2021 The United States supports international conservation efforts through foreign assistance programs, diplomatic engagement, and other tools. Members of Congress have supported such efforts on a...
- 7From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsThis report details legislation and policies that restrict or place requirements on U.S. funding of abortion or family planning activities abroad. The level and extent of federal funding for these activities is an...
- 8From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsThe United States supports international conservation efforts through foreign assistance programs, diplomatic engagement, and other tools. Members of Congress have supported such efforts on a bipartisan basis and have...
- 9From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsUpdated November 25, 2019 The United States committed to providing financial assistance to developing countries for climate-change-related activities through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...
- 10From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsUpdated October 3, 2017 Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm with sustained wind speeds of 155 miles per hour on September 20, 2017. The hurricane also brought torrential rainfall with...
- 11From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsThe United States and other industrialized countries have committed to providing financial assistance for global environmental initiatives, including climate change, through a variety of multilateral agreements. The...
- 12From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsTen years after the Mexican government launched an aggressive, military-led campaign against drug trafficking and organized crime, violent crime continues to threaten citizen security and governance in parts of Mexico,...
- 13From:International Narcotics Control Strategy ReportThe 2017 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes, highlights the most significant steps countries and jurisdictions categorized as "Major Money Laundering Countries" have...
- 14From:International Narcotics Control Strategy ReportGuinea-Bissau is a transit hub for cocaine trafficking from South America to Europe. The country's lack of law enforcement capabilities, demonstrated susceptibility to corruption, porous borders, and convenient location...
- 15From:International Narcotics Control Strategy ReportWhile not a significant illicit drug-producing country, Georgia's strategic location in the Caucasus makes it an attractive transit hub for transnational criminal organizations trafficking significant quantities of...
- 16From:International Narcotics Control Strategy ReportA. Introduction Haiti remains a transit point for cocaine originating in South America and marijuana originating in Jamaica, en route to the United States and other markets. This traffic takes advantage of Haiti's...
- 17From:International Narcotics Control Strategy ReportParaguay faces various challenges in its efforts to reduce narcotics trafficking and production. Paraguay is the second largest marijuana producer in the Western Hemisphere, with the majority grown along the...
- 18From:International Narcotics Control Strategy ReportA. Introduction The Lao People's Democratic Republic is a major transport hub for amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS), opium, and heroin, and is a major producer of opium. Geographically, Laos sits at the heart of the...
- 19From:International Narcotics Control Strategy ReportWhile Egypt is not a major source country of illicit narcotics or precursor chemicals, there is a significant market for hashish and tramadol (a prescription opioid) within the country. Egypt also serves as a...
- 20From:International Narcotics Control Strategy ReportA. Introduction Colombia is the world's top producer of cocaine, as well as a source country of heroin and marijuana. Although the Colombian government continues to counter the production and trafficking of illicit...