Mr. Chika Sylva-Olejeme, Chief Mentorship Officer of the National Mentorship Office of Nigeria, to lead delegation of key stakeholders for high-level meeting at the U.S. Dept. of Commerce on Tuesday - PR Newschannel

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

News Type: USIP in the News

Mr. Chika Sylva-Olejeme, Chief Mentorship Officer of the National Mentorship Office of Nigeria, on Tuesday will lead a delegation of key stakeholders of the new National Mentorship Programme of Nigeria to a high-level meeting at the US Department of Commerce (USDoC) to establishment guaranteed support for prospective U.S. mentor companies within the National Expatriate Mentorship Strategy (NEMS).

Ukraine’s Internally Displaced Persons Hold a Key to Peace - The Atlantic Council

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

News Type: USIP in the News

“Ukraine’s displaced persons can and should play a role in a sustained peace process, and many are already building bridges and fostering local reconciliation,” write authors Lauren Van Metre, Steven E. Steiner, and Melinda Haring, in "Ukraine’s Internally Displaced Persons Hold a Key to Peace," a new issue brief by the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center and the United States Institute of Peace. After four years of ongoing conflict, Ukraine is home to the world’s ninth-largest population of internally displaced persons (IDPs), with nearly 1.6 million Ukrainians officially registered as IDPs. One third of the displaced Ukrainian population plans to integrate into local communities rather than return to their original home, creating a unique model of local support and integration during conflict. This issue brief examines Ukraine as a possible model for an “enlightened” resettlement process that promotes social cohesion, democratic development, and a constituency for peace.

Trump’s Africa policy is still incoherent, but key signals are emerging - The Conversation

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

News Type: USIP in the News

Africa’s leaders, along with everyone else interested in US-Africa relations, have waited eight months for US President Donald Trump’s administration to explain its Africa policy. We aren’t there yet. But in recent weeks Trump has indicated the level and extent of his interest. And, senior African affairs officials at the State and Defence Departments are at last attempting publicly to outline US goals and objectives toward Africa. This, apparently without much guidance from their president.

NSWG partners U.S. for united, peaceful Nigeria - The Nation

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

News Type: USIP in the News

The Nigeria Senior Working Group ( NSWG ), a group of Nigerian senior civic leaders, have converged on the United States Institute of Peace, Washington, D.C., to rekindle hope for peace and stability in Nigeria. The group of eminent Nigerians was in the U.S. for a symposium on Nigeria tagged ‘Peace in Nigeria: How to build it, and America’s role’, organised by the U.S. Institute of Peace, Washington, D.C.

Pakistan Foreign Minister embarks on 3-day US visit - Indo Asian News Service

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

News Type: USIP in the News

Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif left for a three-day tour of the US on Tuesday, where he is expected to meet US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to resume bilateral talks and work out ways to dispel tensions that cropped up after US President Donald Trump's announcement of a new policy for Afghanistan and South Asia.

Asif leaves on three-day visit to US - The News International

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

News Type: USIP in the News

The foreign minister, during the visit, will hold meetings with his US counterpart Rex Tillerson and National Security Adviser Lieutenant General H.R.McMaste and discuss bilateral relations and situation in Afghanistan and Kashmir. The US’s new policy on South Asia will also come under deliberation. The foreign minister will also address a gathering at the US Institute of Peace (USIP), Washington, on Pak-US relations on Oct 5.

Boko Haram: U.S. gives $54m to Nigeria, others - News Agency Nigeria

Monday, October 2, 2017

News Type: USIP in the News

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.

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The Current Situation: Israel, The Palestinian Territories, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict - ReliefWeb

Sunday, October 1, 2017

News Type: USIP in the News

For 70 years, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has affected the Middle East landscape and defied the international community’s peacebuilding efforts. Tensions escalated after the most recent negotiations collapsed, spurring additional violence, hardening public attitudes, and threatening prospects for a negotiated settlement. Facing these challenges and their impact on broader U.S. national security interests, the current administration has identified this conflict as a diplomatic priority.

Kurds Annexing Assyrian Lands in Iraq - AINA

Sunday, October 1, 2017

News Type: USIP in the News

On the same day that the Kurdistan referendum on independence was held, the Assyrian Confederation of Europe (ACE) released a report (primarily authored by Reine Hanna but to which I also contributed) on the situation of Iraq’s Assyrian Christians. Over 100 pages long, the report details a number of serious violations that the Kurdistan Region Government (KRG) is committing against Assyrians as it attempts to consolidate control over the Nineveh Plain, an important Assyrian homeland.

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.