US: Rights Abuses, Impunity Hinder Our Full Partnership with Nigeria - The Day

Sunday, October 1, 2017

News Type: USIP in the News

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.

U.S. Gives $54m To Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad For Humanitarian Assistance - The Premium Times

Sunday, October 1, 2017

News Type: USIP in the News

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.

IPOB: ‘Nigeria Must Use Dialogue Not Military Option’ – US - Nigerian Monitor

Sunday, October 1, 2017

News Type: USIP in the News

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.

Khawaja Asif to meet Tillerson to defuse tensions between Pak, US - ANI

Saturday, September 30, 2017

News Type: USIP in the News

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif will meet U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Washington D.C. on Wednesday to resume bilateral talks and to discuss ways to remove tensions that cropped up after United States President Donald Trump's August 21 speech.

Khawaja Asif to meet Tillerson for more talks next week - The Dawn

Saturday, September 30, 2017

News Type: USIP in the News

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.

USIP Speaks To American Communities On Building Peace - World Affairs Council

Friday, September 29, 2017

News Type: USIP in the News

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.

US advocates for dialogue in resolving Nigeria’s conflicts - NAIJ

Friday, September 29, 2017

News Type: USIP in the News

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.