Peace Negotiations
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 06:02
Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region Russ Feingold speaks on recent developments in the DRC peace process; Rwanda aid.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 10:52
A senior State Department official discusses Secretary of State Kerry's upcoming trip to the Middle East, which will include stops in Cairo, Riyadh, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Amman, Abu Dhabi, Algiers, and Rabat (as well as a tangential visit to Poland).
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 09:55
John Kerry, the US secretary of state, has said that Israeli settlements in the occupied territories are "illegitimate" and not helpful to ongoing efforts for peace between Palestine and Israel.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 09:43
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said bluntly alongside visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday morning that he was "concerned" about the negotiations with the Palestinians.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 09:40
The United States and Russia failed on Tuesday to agree on a date for a Syrian peace conference, remaining divided over what role Iran might play in talks to end the civil war and over who would represent Syria's opposition.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 09:39
Lakhdar Brahimi tried to put a brave face on it but the fact is that, after a day of intense diplomacy, no date has been set for formal peace negotiations.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 08:46
The M23 admitted defeat today, bringing an apparent end to the Rwandan-backed armed group’s devastating attacks on civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo. That’s a big step forward, but the work to account for the crimes committed by all sides in this complicated conflict has only begun.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 08:44
The United States on Tuesday hailed the surrender of rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo's powder keg east.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 08:32
The top official of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says he is encouraged by the decision of M23 rebels to stop their rebellion to allow for peace talks between warring parties in restive North Kivu province.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 08:29
The column of soldiers marched uphill single file, slowly but deliberately making its way to the town of Bunagana, on the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Pete Muller trekked alongside them to photograph the moment when Congolese soldiers liberated the town from the control of the M23 rebel group, part of a rapid advance by government forces that pushed the group out of areas it held in its year-and-a-half long insurrection.