Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the President of Liberia has won the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, it was announced today from Oslo, along with peace activist Leymah Gbowee, also from Liberia, and Tawakkol Karman of Yemen, a pro-democracy campaigner.
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"We've been for peace... today we're declaring that we're in a ceasefire, " M23 spokesman Francois Rucogoza told the news conference in Kampala.
Earlier today, Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet announced that, starting June 3, the agency will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic partners who want to serve together as volunteers overseas.
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Announcing the honorary knighthood for Edward Kennedy, Mr Brown said that "Northern Ireland is today at peace, more Americans have healthcare, more children around the world are going to school" because of the long-serving Democratic senator.
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Northern Ireland is today at peace, more Americans have health care, more children around the world are going to school, and for all those things we owe a great debt to the life and courage of Senator Edward Kennedy.
Peace Corps is as vibrant today as it was a half a century ago and continues to capture the imagination of Americans committed to service.
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It will be a problem having peace in the region not just today, but also 10, 20 or 40 years from now.
The beginning of peace and hope, what announced today in addition to being the implementation of the first article of the road map that was established by the quartet.
Specifically, because we know the importance of peace in Darfur I am announcing today more help from Britain to train, equip and deploy African troops for the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping operation.
Robert Serry, Special Coordinator for the Middle East peace process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, told the Security Council today that diplomatic efforts to reinvigorate the Middle East peace process had continued, and recent meetings -- including of the Quartet on Friday -- were part of a concentrated push to create the conditions for re-launching efforts for a two-State solution.
The genesis of the Power of Peace Network is in this Forum room today, where we have assembled.
Today, nearly half of peace agreements fail within five years in no small measure because half the stakeholders are excluded.
Culture has today a central role in peace building and conflict prevention.
And I want to thank Prime Minister Netanyahu, during a very difficult time for his country, still being so committed to the cause of peace that he is here with us today.
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Agreements to ensure not just the peace, but that tomorrow is better than today, require women.
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Today, old adversaries are at peace, and emerging democracies are potential partners.
Some lost homes, businesses or just days of sleep and peace along with their power, and still today many are without electricity, water and heat.
The African Union increased the pressure on two rebel factions today to sign on to a peace deal already in place for the Darfur region of Sudan.
Today Greek and Turkish Cypriots live in peace but are divided by bitter memories.
And I know that you are also helping us today in Latin America to secure our peace and our security by combating the illegal drug trade.
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Today's was the second Nobel peace prize awarded to peacemakers in the Middle East, the first being the 1978 joint award to Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israelia Prime Minister Menachem Begin.
Today let us all find resolution and peace as we give Vicky her Christian service and burial in order that you can then move on in your lives, knowing that one day you will see Vicky again in God's eternal kingdom of love.
Today, there are more Americans serving as Peace Corps Volunteers than any point in the last 40 years.
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We expect that at some point, I would say in the next hour or so, Senator Mitchell, our special envoy for Middle East peace, will conduct a briefing on what has transpired today.
And today Clinton receives plaudits for his efforts to bring peace to the Middle East.
And all of us have come together today because the world needs a just and lasting peace in Sudan.
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Today, as we celebrate the dawn of lasting peace and security in Sierra Leone, we are also symbolically erecting a new milestone on the road to peace and stability in the West African sub-region.
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