U.S Under Secretary of State Uzra Zeya lands in Algeria and Egypt to address Religious Freedom

The United States’ Under Secretary of State Uzra Zeya is on special mission in Northern parts of Africa where she gets to visit two countries, Algeria and Egypt.

Zeya, who serves as the United States’ Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, will travel to the Algiers city of Algeria, and Cairo, Egypt in her official itinerary which is dated from November 17-21, 2024.

The purpose of her visit is among other things, to engage in humanitarian cooperation across the Middle East and Africa, human rights, and partnership to fight trafficking in persons and illicit narcotics.

In Algiers, Under Secretary Zeya will engage in stability, security, and prosperity in North Africa and the Sahel.

She will also underscore the United States support for fundamental freedoms, including of religion or belief and expression; safe, orderly, and humane migration management as well as cooperative efforts to address trafficking in persons and advance counter-narcotics cooperation throughout the region.

While in Algiers, the Under Secretary of State, Zeya will be joined by Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Assistant Secretary Barbara Leaf.

In Cairo, the Under Secretary will emphasize the strong partnership between the U.S and Egypt including on matters of human rights, as well as the United States support for Egypt’s generous hosting of refugees and asylum seekers from regional conflicts.

Zeya will advance the ​United States’ joint efforts to address humanitarian crises in Gaza and Sudan and meet with a range of government, civil society, and international organization partners.

According to the U.S Department of State, here the Under Secretary will be joined by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Deputy Assistant Secretary Christopher Le Mon.