Jesus Christ - 7 Last Words- Lenten Recollection for Christians
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Sept 21, 2015 International Day of Peace Celebration at Lyceum University Cavite, Philippines
Ambassador Zara Bayla Juan, Sailing for Peace #PeaceDay
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Jesus Christ - 7 Last Words- Lenten Recollection for Christians
Jesus Christ - 7 Last Words- Lenten Recollection for Christians
Friday, April 15, 2011
Filipino Rebels Agree to Stop Using Child Soldiers - NYTimes.com
Filipino Rebels Agree to Stop Using Child Soldiers - NYTimes.com: "MANILA — In what they called a breakthrough in the campaign to remove children from combat in the Philippines, U.N. officials said Friday that Communist rebels had agreed to ensure that there are no minors in their ranks.
At a news briefing, Radhika Coomaraswamy, the U.N. Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, announced that the National Democratic Front of the Philippines had agreed in principle to cooperate with the United Nations to identify and remove any child combatants from the New People’s Army, the Communist movement’s armed wing, which has waged a guerrilla campaign for the past four decades. The Philippine government has accused the Communists of using child soldiers, but the rebels insist it is their policy not to recruit combatants younger than 18."
At a news briefing, Radhika Coomaraswamy, the U.N. Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, announced that the National Democratic Front of the Philippines had agreed in principle to cooperate with the United Nations to identify and remove any child combatants from the New People’s Army, the Communist movement’s armed wing, which has waged a guerrilla campaign for the past four decades. The Philippine government has accused the Communists of using child soldiers, but the rebels insist it is their policy not to recruit combatants younger than 18."
Socio-economic reforms pact crucial to peace talk in Philippines: official | Home >> Other Sections >> Breaking News
Socio-economic reforms pact crucial to peace talk in Philippines: official | Home >> Other Sections >> Breaking News: "MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - The Agreement on the Socio-Economic Reforms is crucial to the 24-year-old peace process between the Philippine government and National Democratic Front (NDF) - political wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), as this will strategically address the roots of armed conflict, officials said today.
A statement issued by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) said government panel member Jurgette Honculada and NDF panel vice chair Fidel Agcaoili both agreed that agreement is the 'meat of the peace agreement.'
It is one of three key agreements remaining on the agenda that both parties seek to complete within a period of 18 months to three years. The other two include the Agreement on Political and Constitutional Reform, and draft treaty on end of hostilities and disposition of forces.
'It (Agreement on the Socio-Economic Reforms) is intended to address strategic and critical issues that are conflict drivers,' Honculada said, 'We're talking peace but if there's no development, no justice, we are like a noisy gong and a clanging cymbal.'"
A statement issued by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) said government panel member Jurgette Honculada and NDF panel vice chair Fidel Agcaoili both agreed that agreement is the 'meat of the peace agreement.'
It is one of three key agreements remaining on the agenda that both parties seek to complete within a period of 18 months to three years. The other two include the Agreement on Political and Constitutional Reform, and draft treaty on end of hostilities and disposition of forces.
'It (Agreement on the Socio-Economic Reforms) is intended to address strategic and critical issues that are conflict drivers,' Honculada said, 'We're talking peace but if there's no development, no justice, we are like a noisy gong and a clanging cymbal.'"
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Iran: Could the MEK Be Evicted from Camp Ashraf by Iraqi Military? - TIME
Iran: Could the MEK Be Evicted from Camp Ashraf by Iraqi Military? - TIME: "For years, Iraq's increasingly pro-Iranian government has threatened to evict the 3,400 Iranian members of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), a fiercely anti-Tehran group, from its sprawling former military base at Camp Ashraf, some 40 miles (65 km) from Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, and 50 miles (80 km) from the Iranian border. Despite the heated rhetoric, however, Baghdad has never fully articulated how it will uproot the exiles — who refuse to leave their decades-old enclave — beyond saying it will not forcibly do so. That has now been given the lie, after an Iraqi military raid on the base last week left some 34 people dead and dozens wounded, according to the U.N.
The dead include at least seven women, according to Rupert Colville, spokesman for the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. 'Most of those killed appear to have been shot. However, several suffered other types of injuries that would suggest they were hit by vehicles,' he told TIME from Geneva. 'It has been extremely difficult to gain access to the camp, and many details about the exact circumstances surrounding this tragedy remain unknown at this point. The Iraqi authorities and the [MEK] are giving wildly differing accounts.'"
The dead include at least seven women, according to Rupert Colville, spokesman for the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. 'Most of those killed appear to have been shot. However, several suffered other types of injuries that would suggest they were hit by vehicles,' he told TIME from Geneva. 'It has been extremely difficult to gain access to the camp, and many details about the exact circumstances surrounding this tragedy remain unknown at this point. The Iraqi authorities and the [MEK] are giving wildly differing accounts.'"
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