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The U.S. Institute of Peace is pleased to announce a partnership with the World Affairs Councils of America to engage U.S. communities in discussions on the building of peace abroad as a practical way to strengthen America’s security. While violence worldwide fuels extremism and uproots millions, national and local peace agreements from Colombia to Iraq show how even bitter conflicts can be ended nonviolently.
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۔
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.
The U.S. has released $54 million in addition to humanitarian assistance to Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and the four countries affected by the Boko Haram violence. U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Mr Thomas Shannon Jr, said at a symposium on tagged ‘Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects for Advancing Durable Peace”, organised by the U.S. Institute of Peace, Washington, D.C.
The Federal Government has been implored by the United States to look beyond military option in resolving internal politics. The United States Institute for Peace, USIP, made the call in Washington DC when the agency convened a gathering of US officials, diplomats and Nigerian leaders. The event looked at “Peace in Nigeria: How to build it, and America’s role” and possible options beyond military operations were explored.
he U.S. has released $54 million in addition to humanitarian assistance to Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and other countries devastated by Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa violence. U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Thomas Shannon, announced this at a symposium tagged ‘Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects for Advancing Durable Peace”, organized by the U.S. Institute of Peace, in Washington, D.C.
The United States has said human rights abuses and impunity by the military hinders its ability to fully partner with Nigeria on security related issues. Speaking on the topic, “Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects for Advancing Durable Peace”, at the US Institute of Peace on Thursday in Washington, DC, US Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Thomas Shannon, Jr., noted that his recent meeting with Nigeria’s foreign affairs minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, at the United Nations General Assembly indicated that the country was aware of the need to moderate the conduct of her military both on and off the battlefield in its security of the country.
Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif is likely to meet US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Washington on Wednesday for resuming bilateral talks initiated in New York last week. The US and Pakistan had their first high-level meeting after President Donald Trump’s Aug 21 policy speech in New York last week, when Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met US Vice President Mike Pence.