Sentences with phrase «peace delegation»

Blair was a loyal Lincoln man — one of his sons served as the president's postmaster general, and another was a general in the Union Army — but in the movie he informs the president that a peace delegation is heading north to Washington.

And when news leaks that a peace delegation has arrived in Washington, Lincoln sends a note to be read on the floor, denying that he knows anything about it.

Indeed, other peace activists have considered if a peace delegation would not have been more worthwhile and constructive in finding an end to the conflict.

The Israelite assembly sent a peace delegation to the little remnant of Benjamin who were living at the rock of Rimmon.

As a peacemaker, his journeys have taken him to some of the most troubled regions of the world — from Rwanda to the West Bank — and he's been on peace delegations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Not exact matches

But the North's decision to send former military intelligence chief Kim Yong Chol as delegation leader to the closing ceremony has enraged families of 46 sailors killed in the torpedo attack on their ship and threatens the mood of rapprochement that Seoul wants to create at what it calls the «Peace Games».

«Any possible action will only cause more instability in the region and threaten international security and peace,» Syrian state TV quoted Assad as saying at a meeting with a high - level Iranian delegation in Damascus.

Writing on his site, he went on to say: «Our delegation wanted President el - Sisi and the Egyptian people to know that American evangelicals pray that Egypt would be prosperous and at peace.

When in August 2000 Congress approved President Bill Clinton's request for $ 1.3 billion to implement «Plan Colombia,» the faith - based organization Witness for Peace decided to send a delegation of 100 people to see for themselves what was happening there, and I signed on.

Claim 19: «The Chairperson through her arrogant posture brought embarrassment to the Commission by refusing to grant audience to the members of the National Peace Council and the leader of the Africa Union Delegation Mr. Thabo Mbeki, the former president of South Africa during the 2016 General Election.»

Assistant Commissioner of Police Margaret Ochalla, who led the delegation, said the Nigeria Police Force was collaborating with the Centre for Family Peace Initiative to educate the young ones on juvenile crime prevention.

The ministry official, who is the Director of Public Relations and Protocol, Dama NPD, said the N13million loan request made to the Acting Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) was to enable the Minister lead a delegation of other five officials of the ministry to cover the ticket, hotels and other logistics to attend the United Nations World Tourism Organisation conference in conjunction with the Government of the People's Republic of China, under the overall theme «Tourism for Peace and Development.»

The delegation, led by the Electoral Commissioner of DR Congo, Nangaa Yobeluo Corneille, sought to acquire from Ghana how activities of various institutions and systems including Ghana's faith - based organisations, the National Peace Council and Political Parties impact on the electoral process of Ghana.

The two leaders then took part in a spontaneous photo - op with their entire delegations before heading into the Peace House to talk about specially chosen paintings of South and North Korean scenery that depicted communication between both sides.

Its Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Halima Ahmed, gave the assurance when she led a delegation to the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja.

On the value of these delegations in giving a first - class intensive examination of the issues impacting on the peace process and Palestinians living under occupation and blockade, Caabu Director Chris Doyle writes: «The overwhelming majority of delegates return energised by what they have seen and with a sense of duty to address the injustices they have witnessed.

The president stated this when a delegation of the Arewa Pastors Non-Denominational Initiative for Peace in Nigeria led by Bishop John Abu Richard paid him a solidarity visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday.

«We stand here today in outrage and disappointment that 15 of our City Council members, including nine members of the Progressive Caucus, have decided to participate in a delegation to Israel sponsored by groups known for promoting Islamophobic public policies,» said Brandon Davis, a member of Jewish Voice for Peace, in opening a rainy press conference outside of City Hall on January 12.

Speaking while playing host to a delegation from the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, an organization active in the promotion of peace in Nigeria, Monday in Abuja, President Buhari said that to achieve enduring peace in the country, greater effort must be made to eradicate poverty and injustice.

Bob McCarthy: After almost three years of tension between the Peace Bridge Authority's Canadian and American delegations, the New Yorkers loyal to Cuomo may have now prevailed, thanks largely due to a change in command at the top in Canada.

Contrary to the media speculation that there was an ongoing peace talks between members of Islamic fundamentalist, Boko Haram, and a delegation of the Northern State...

The delegation headed by Liberian leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a Nobel Peace laureate and the current chairwoman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), will include Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, Sierra Leone leader Ernest Bai Koroma and former President John Mahama.

«It is also on record that the leader of the Tsaragi delegation, Dr Muhammed Haruna in public glare said to the effect that both communities must live together in peace.

There will be government delegations from other countries outside Africa, notably the U.S., where President Donald Trump last week named a delegation headed by the head of Peace Corps to fly to Freetown to partake in the event.

With New York's delegation divided over support for Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, Governor Andrew Cuomo made a peace offering, showing up on the second day of the convention with Bernie Sanders at his side in a call for unity.

President Trump said the United States is committed to a «lasting peace» in Israel as a White House delegation led by his daughter Ivanka attended the controversial dedication of the...

Chairman of Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima announced this after he led a delegation of five governors on an advocacy visit to Rivers, Abia and Imo states to promote peace.

To secure the support of the former, he must promise Representative Francis Blair (Hal Holbrook) that he will entertain the peace overtures of a Confederate delegation, thereby exposing the amendment vote to significant political risk.

A Confederate delegation, led by Alexander Stephens (Jackie Earle Haley), is headed for D.C. to negotiate peace — something it won't do if slavery is outlawed.

RF: I was part of a human rights delegation, sponsored by InterFaith Peace Builders, which visited Gaza from November 5 to November 11.

Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace.

After high school, throughout college, and afterwards, I brought delegations of people to Central America to promote diplomacy and peace and to support local farmer cooperatives in Guatemala and Nicaragua.

US Target Essential to Forming International Agreement Minister Connie Hedegaard said that it was «very hard to imagine» that Obama would go to Oslo to pick up his Nobel Peace Prize and «at the same time has sent an empty - handed delegation to Copenhagen.»

Also planned for Monday are five delegations to corporations and public offices in support of good jobs, peace, healthy food, good schools and a healthy environment.

Botswana, 27 October My delegation acknowledges the necessity for nations to possess conventional arms for legitimate protection of their territories, interests and maintenance of global peace and stability.

The campaign delegation included Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams of the Nobel Women's Initiative, who together with campaign coordinator Mary Wareham met with Michael Møller, Director - General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, and briefed UN journalists.