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The Sudanese government has launched a peace initiative for the country's Darfur region. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi, the effort is being supported by the country's main political parties, but has been rejected b
Building Peace at the Grassroots Level A Christian-based aid organization says if peacebuilding is to succeed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, it must begin at the grassroots level. Millions of people have died in the Eastern DRC from nea
U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have agreed on the need to resume Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, and to deal with the threat posed by Iran's nuclear program. The two leaders had their first meeting Monday
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated a previous demand that Israel halt all settlement building before direct peace talks can resume, during a meeting Thursday with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. It was a day of intense diploma
Violence in Thailand's Deep South Escalates as Peace Talks Take Place In Thailand's deep south, it's common to see men in uniform at local schools. But unlike at institutions in the West, the men are often heavily armed. Early this year, instructors
Kerry Meets Abbas in New Bid to Revive Peace Talks Kerry held one-on-one talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday in Ramallah. The two agreed to continue working together to find the best path to peace, but made no official statements
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 09 June 2006 Norwegian mediators say they are pondering their future role in Sri Lanka's peace process, and have asked the government and Tamil Tiger rebels to clarify if they remain committed to a four-year truce that h
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 02 October 2007 The U.N. Security Council has condemned an attack on African Union peacekeepers in the Darfur region of Sudan, saying any attempt to undermine the peace process is unacceptable. The attack killed at
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: This year's Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, or ICAN, which, true to its name, campaigns to abolish nuclear weapons. As NPR's Camila Domonoske reports, the prize sends a
By Pearse Lynch Nairobi 13 July 2006 The leader of the Ugandan rebel group the Lord's Resistance Army says he will not attend peace negotiations with the Ugandan government to end nearly two decades of fighting. The next round of negotiations is due
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 25 October 2007 Rebel leaders and Chad's president Idriss Deby are in Libya to sign a peace deal in the conflict that has roiled the eastern part of Chad. But Naomi Schwarz reports from Dakar, a recent upsurge in fighting leave
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 25 November 2007 Israeli and Palestinian leaders and delegates from around the world are gathering for this week's Middle East peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland. One of the most difficult issues on the agenda is the
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 21 April 2008 Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter wrapped up a week-long trip to the Middle East Monday by telling a Jerusalem news conference that Hamas Islamic militants are prepared to accept a negotiated peace agreement wit
By David Gollust State Department 03 June 2008 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Tuesday vowed to continue pushing for an Israeli-Palestinian peace framework this year despite less than ideal circumstances. Rice spoke prior to a Washington me
Peace Corps Among President Kennedy's Lasting Achievements WASHINGTON Friday, November 22, will mark 50 years since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. The anniversary has sparked discussion and reflection about Kennedys
By Kari Barber Port Harcourt 01 June 2007 While violence has reached new heights this year in Nigeria's Niger Delta with nearly 200 kidnappings of foreigners since January, one former militant leader, now a peaceworker, has taken the risky step of de
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 14 June 2007 One day after Somalia's interim government postponed a national reconciliation conference for the third time in three months, some residents of Mogadishu are expressing doubt the conference can be held while Ethio
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 03 August 2007 Negotiations aimed at resolving Sudan's brutal Darfur conflict faltered before they began on Friday after a leading rebel groups refused to participate. As Nick Wadhams reports from our East Africa bureau in Nai
Israeli politics and Mideast peace efforts have been thrown into turmoil following Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's pledge to step down in September. VOA's Jim Teeple reports Ehud Olmert will leave office tarnished by corruption and many Israelis say hi
By Luis Ramirez Jerusalem 01 November 2009 Palestinian leaders are voicing frustration after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised Israel for making what she said are unprecedented concessions in efforts to restart peace negotiations. Isra