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A peace committee is an association of persons who support peace in a situation of conflict. Many such groups have existed. Many such groups have existed. Some are associations of concerned persons; some are propaganda fronts for national, sectional, or sectarian interests; others are devoted to disputes within organizations.
As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction includes the following: [1] Cessation of hostilities generated by internal armed conflicts; Negotiations and other policy and program initiatives in pursuit of the peace process and national reconciliation; Welfare of rebel-returnees
The canton of Noyon is an administrative division of the Oise department, northern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Noyon, Oise, northern France, standing on Place Bertrand Lebarre. It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 2004.
Pierre Robert Olivétan (c. 1506 - 1538), born in Noyon, first to translate the Bible into the French language starting from the Hebrew and Greek texts. Jacques Sarazin (1592–1660), born in Noyon, sculptor in the classical tradition of Baroque art. Medardus (456 – 545), was the Bishop of Vermandois who removed the seat of the diocese to Noyon.
A peace commission is an organization that operates at a local, regional, or national level within a country to reduce, counter, or prevent conflict. Typically, a peace commission will involve local communities and individuals in the peace building process. [ 1 ]
Pierre was born between 1205 and 1209, [1] the illegitimate son of Philip II of France [2] and an unknown mother. [a] Despite his illegitimate birth, Pierre's father hired William the Breton as his tutor, [1] and following his father's death, William dedicated the prologue in his "Philippidos" to him. [1]
The commune of Carlepont, just south of Noyon, holds a 1921 war memorial by the sculptor Joseph André who was based in Noyon. The Carlepont monument was inaugurated on 16 August 1921. Although born in Belgium, André was responsible for several war memorials in the Oise region and in Grandru, Porquericourt and Ville. [11]