Sentences with phrase «peace initiatives in»

We will continue to pursue peace initiatives in the Niger Delta as I again, call on our brothers in that region who have taken to violent disruptions of economic infrastructure to come to the negotiating table.

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The German foreign ministry welcomed his comments and ministry officials underscored the Saudi role in pushing for an Arab peace initiative as early as 2002.

Regarding the Confederacy, I recently wrote a book on the last major initiative in 1861 to avert the Civil War — the Washington Peace Conference — where both sides extensively made their arguments.

In a country where alcoholism, gun violence, and drugs lure a lot of young people (particularly young men) into destructive lifestyles, World Vision has implemented leadership initiatives, after - school programs, and peace programs that seem to be making a difference, particularly among sponsored children who grow into adults.

Among numerous non-Catholic constructive responses to last Year's Islamic Open Letter «A Common Word» the Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow and Russia, Alexy II, has suggested that future dialogue be «on the doctrinal level, on important questions like God, Man and the world... and (on the practical level) on the defence of the role of religion in social life, the opposition of xenophobia and intolerance (and) the promotion of common initiatives for peace»

The Arias and Contadora peace initiatives would have curtailed U.S. «rights» to use military force in the region.

It has frequently been noted that Stalin turned to the churches when he wanted help in getting the Russian people to rise up and fight Hitler, but it has less often been noted that the Soviet government also turns to church leadership — both Orthodox and Protestant — when it wants to take initiatives toward peace and arms reductions.

• Why did the United States work to undermine regional diplomatic initiatives such as the Contadora and Arias peace plans, which would have achieved goals publicly stated by the Reagan administration, such as no foreign military bases in the region?

It is unfortunate that a country of this stature, who rules the world, from the skies like a god, and lacks comprehensive leadership to deal with these pressing issues... where are the Presidents akin to our late leaders that took the initiative and got things done, America has become a cold, hostile place to live, We lack the sense of unity that made us what we are... There are hundreds of thousand unemployed, Why can't the government promote an agency akin to the peace corps, that utilizes the young folks sitting on their a $ $ and make them earn their unemployment check by working in this storm zone, to rehabilitate and get these folks back on their feet... it would promote a culture of selflessness and charity and would without a question cause a paradigm shift in the minds of our youth, This is what makes a nation great!

The Ghana + Peace Campaign is an initiative by the Obiba Foundation; a non - profit organization that provides humanitarian needs to the less privileged in society was launched on the 18th of August 2016 and had its delegatesembark on a peace tour to all the regions taking endorsements of peace from opinion leaders in Ghana with the final event having taken place at the Efua Sutherland Peace Campaign is an initiative by the Obiba Foundation; a non - profit organization that provides humanitarian needs to the less privileged in society was launched on the 18th of August 2016 and had its delegatesembark on a peace tour to all the regions taking endorsements of peace from opinion leaders in Ghana with the final event having taken place at the Efua Sutherland peace tour to all the regions taking endorsements of peace from opinion leaders in Ghana with the final event having taken place at the Efua Sutherland peace from opinion leaders in Ghana with the final event having taken place at the Efua Sutherland Park.

In the House last week I set out our belief that the United States should launch a new initiative to revive the Middle East peace process urgently.

She took part in a cross-party initiative called «Friends of the Good Friday Agreement» before working for the Sinn Fein parliamentary group as the peace process progressed.

The EFCC added that the second suspect, Dakoru Atukpa, who is also executive director, projects, at Oneplus, claimed to have used the funds for demobilization of pipeline vandals, peace - building initiatives and easing of oil production through the NNPC LNG projects in Olokola and Brass in 2014.

In particular, I think the attack on the Arab League peace initiative is bizarre and hopeless; I take the references to the «whole of Palestine» to again signal the refusal to recognise any status of the state of Israel; the concern to stress the illegitimacy of the Palestinan authority too suggests it is not simply Hamas but pro-traditionalist Hamas (when many observers believe there is an opportunity, with Hamas engaged in electoral politics, for it to drop the death to Israel position of its founding charterIn particular, I think the attack on the Arab League peace initiative is bizarre and hopeless; I take the references to the «whole of Palestine» to again signal the refusal to recognise any status of the state of Israel; the concern to stress the illegitimacy of the Palestinan authority too suggests it is not simply Hamas but pro-traditionalist Hamas (when many observers believe there is an opportunity, with Hamas engaged in electoral politics, for it to drop the death to Israel position of its founding charterin electoral politics, for it to drop the death to Israel position of its founding charter).

Ending violence by voting for peace was a logical next step in areas that had already started local peace initiatives such as the one in Samaniego.

Labelled «Dr No» for his sulphurous opposition to successive Northern Ireland peace initiatives, the man who founded his own church, newspaper and political party (because all the rest were wrong) finally said yes to power - sharing and became first minister in 2007.

Following the shooting death of a 16 - year - old Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. takes his «Peace in Our Streets» initiative to Soundview.

«I will urge you to strive harder to ensure you preach peace and unity everywhere you go and be ambassadors of the initiative which I believe we youths have to combat the act of terror and violence in the world.

I'm chair of parliamentary CND and the Stop the War coalition and I've been involved in peace initiatives all my life.

The Gulkpegu Chief, Alhaji Abdulai Alhassan, commended government for the initiative, and renewed the traditional authorities» commitment to promote peace and unity in the region.

In 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower launched his «Atoms for Peace» initiative, aimed at increasing energy production, improving agriculture, and advancing health care.

This year, the team at Peace Welcome Club (PWC) suggested participating in this year's initiative of spreading awareness on a day that really helps to bring the world together.

While peace is glimpsed as a distant reality, it seems to be possible to consolidate it through integral initiatives in the medium and long term that are constructed step by step in contexts as the Guatemalan.

In addition, the article presents several cases of peace campaigns and distills the pros and cons of such initiatives.

Spanish Version (Versión castellano) The United Nations, a respected world body and forum for global issues, including peace and security, is once again a leader in pressing societies for the establishment of initiatives promoting reconciliation.

This may have been a result of compromise between the Chicago Teachers Union and the mayor in exchange for labor peace amid a wide range of fairly ambitious reform initiatives.

An initiative co-sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, the National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance, this program better connects national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce.

This initial report on Wallace's Pathways to Teaching Careers initiative examines scholarships and other supports offered by 42 colleges and universities to help educate nontraditional candidates such as classroom aides, returning Peace Corps volunteers and uncertified teachers for careers in teaching.

In my view, any government whose state is perpetually at war, and remains so in spite of initiatives to make peace, is incompetent and unfit and should resigIn my view, any government whose state is perpetually at war, and remains so in spite of initiatives to make peace, is incompetent and unfit and should resigin spite of initiatives to make peace, is incompetent and unfit and should resign.

Prof. Henry M. Mutember, Director, Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies (WMI) holds a meeting with Global Youth Forum team to discuss potential partnership in promoting peace initiatives on September 26, 2016, at the WMI» offPeace and Environmental Studies (WMI) holds a meeting with Global Youth Forum team to discuss potential partnership in promoting peace initiatives on September 26, 2016, at the WMI» offpeace initiatives on September 26, 2016, at the WMI» offices.

On his part, Prof. S.G. Kiama, Director, Wangari Maathai Institute applauded Prof. A.W. Mwang» ombe, Principal CAVS; and all for their relentless leadership in initiatives geared towards environmental conservation which is well in line with the works and walks of the late Prof. Wangari Maathai who remarked that, «When we plant a tree, we plant the seed of peace and the seed of hope.»

One will recognise a newly forged public / private sector partnership in Mexico, while the other will outline peace through tourism initiatives worldwide.

The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) hosts Building an Inclusive Baltimore: A New Lens for Inclusion at The Baltimore Museum of Art in partnership with Beyond Conflict, a global initiative internationally recognized for its powerful new approaches to achieving peace in divided societies.

Recent projects in Alberta include Everyday Rituals (survival tactics), an exhibition of photographs and video at SNAP Gallery in Edmonton, Common Opulence 2, an artist residency and sustainable building initiative in Peace Country and After Aurora, an unexpected structure and performance in Intersite Visual Arts Festival (Calgary).

Canine E Cane (1987) uses an image that the artist captured during his travels in Venezuela for Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange (ROCI), a self - funded artistic and philanthropic initiative that Rauschenberg carried out between 1984 and 1991 in ten countries to promote peace and cross-cultural communication.

«Mum» was the word when it came to her latest initiative, the Peace Bomb Bracelet, a collaboration with artisan families in Naphia Village, Laos, and Rural Income Through Sustainable Energy (RISE), a project of the Swiss NGO, Helvetas.

DiCaprio has undertaken a number of environmental initiatives over the past year; in September 2014, the actor participated in the People's Climate March in New York City just days before being appointed a United Nations Messenger of Peace.

Savimbi's death now places the initiative to deliver lasting peace firmly in the hands of the Angolan Government.

Numerous initiatives such as Climate Change Strategy and the Peace with Nature Initiative have been developed to steer the country in the right direction to maximize its goals in its greening potential.

While many of us probably agree that peace, social justice and environmental sustainability are inextricably linked, those connections are rarely made for us in news stories, in advertising, or even in the most publicized initiatives to fight hunger or end war.

July 6, 2010)(the court, apparently on its own initiative, used Google Maps to take judicial notice of distance between Ukiah and San Quentin for the purpose of providing context to the question of whether a parole officer was becoming too familiar with a parolee); Citizens for Peace in Space v. City of Colorado Springs, 477 F. 3d 1212, 1219 (10th Cir.

Justices of the peace were also involved in another significant government initiative during Lennox» tenure as Chief Justice: «POA Devolution,» or the transfer of prosecution and administration responsibilities for provincial offences courts from the provincial government to the municipalities.