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International commentary about the ongoing tragedy of the Rohingya of Myanmar's Rakhine State has focused largely on disappointment in, if not vilification of, Myanmar's iconic leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Suu Kyi's Sept. 19 public speech to the diplomatic community, intended to address concerns about the Rakhine crisis, did little to stem the tide.
The United States has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to explore the option of dialogue when resolving internal crisis in Nigeria. The advice was given on Thursday, September 28, in Washington DC when the US institute of peace (USIP) convened a conference titled – Peace in Nigeria: How to build it, and America’s role. The gathering which had in attendance US officials, diplomats and Nigerian leaders, explored possible options beyond military operations in resolving Nigeria’s internal crisis, the Guardian reports.
یونائیٹڈ اسٹیٹس انسٹی ٹیوٹ آف پیس کے جنوبی ایشیا کے پروگرام کے ڈائریکٹر نے کہا کہ یہ دعویٰ بے بنیاد ہے کہ پاکستان امریکہ کے بغیر رہ سکتا ہے۔ ایک طرف یہ کہا جا رہا ہے کہ افغانستان کا بڑا مسئلہ پاکستان ہے تو دوسری طرف پاکستان یہ کہہ رہا ہے یہاں دہشت گردوں کی پناہ گاہیں نہیں۔ تفصیلات اس رپورٹ میں۔
ON Sunday September 17, 2017 exactly four days before President Mugabe addressed the 72nd United Nations General Assembly and to the delight of the African world, put US-EU imperialism on notice once again that African Revolutionary statesmanship is alive and well in Zimbabwe, our suffering and scattered masses had a chance to peruse the latest article by the Washington Post African Bureau Chief Mr Kevin Sieff titled “Why Are The Continent’s Most Prominent Legal Minds Wearing The Trappings of the Colonisers”?
Mexico has been in the news lately for its devastating earthquakes — and for the number of people organizing donations and helping with rescue operations, independent of a slow-to-react government. But there’s another disaster ravaging the country: Violent crime has reached a 20-year high.
Last Wednesday, the House of Representative’s Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, jointly led by Congressmen Randy Hultgren and James McGovern held a public hearing in Washington DC on Nigeria. The framing of the topic was a bit surprising.
The United States has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to explore the option of dialogue when resolving internal crisis in Nigeria. The advice was given on Thursday, September 28, in Washington DC when the US institute of peace (USIP) convened a conference titled - Peace in Nigeria: How to build it, and America’s role.
Urging Nigeria to look beyond a military option in resolving internal conflicts, the appeal from the United States Institute of Peace, is coming following the military approach in combating Nnamdi Kanu led IPOB in the South Eastern region of Nigeria.
This fall, local World Affairs Councils will host USIP experts for a series of activities in Tennessee, Florida and Missouri. In the inaugural event, USIP President Nancy Lindborg will join the Tennessee World Affairs Council in Nashville for a public, town hall-style forum at Belmont University, as well as other discussions at the Nashville Rotary Club and at local high schools.
Ever since Russia invaded and annexed Crimea in 2014, subsequently backing a separatist uprising in eastern Ukraine that simmers to this day, the United States has responded with a mix of sanctions, diplomacy, and military assistance.