The International Day of Human Fraternity celebrates the values that “are the glue that hold our human family together” – compassion, religious understanding, and mutual respect, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. Prevent hatred, defuse extremism “These values underwrite peace, yet all over the world, they are being eroded by deepening divides, widening inequalities and growing…
Israel’s Foreign Minister and Sudanese General Fateh al-Barhan shake hands. Israel and Sudan have drafted a peace treaty that will be signed in Washington this year. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has returned to Tel Aviv after completing his visit to Sudan. He said that the visit to Khartoum was with the consent of the…
US Secretary of State Anthony Blanken has said that he has emphasized reducing provocation in meetings with Israeli and Palestinian officials. Addressing a press conference in occupied West Jerusalem, the US Secretary of State said that the parties must resume negotiations to end the provocation and violence. The US foreign minister said that a two-state…
“Our priority in 2023 is to take a ‘peace to people’ approach with the Government’s facilitation,” Stephen Par Kuol, Minister of Peacebuilding of South Sudan, told the Commission, via video link. Addressing the ambassadorial-level meeting on building peace in communities through local governance and community reconciliation in South Sudan, he said efforts included tackling such…
