Women Social Cohesion Camp in Aleppo Syria

Women Social Cohesion Camp in Aleppo Syria

A facilitator addresses participants during a training session at a scouting camp in Aleppo, Syria on December 12, 2025. The camp brings together more than 20 women from diverse religious, cultural and social backgrounds as part of an initiative aimed at strengthening social cohesion and building women-led support networks. Organized by “Women’s Bridges” under the auspices of the Support and Stability Unit, the initiative focuses on women as key actors in peacebuilding through community facilitation, cross-identity dialogue and the design of locally driven initiatives, and includes visits to mosques, churches and the alleyways of Aleppo’s Old City to foster cultural exchange and shared understanding. Photo by Hibatullah Barakat/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Philippine Muslim rebels sign peace pact with gov't

Philippine Muslim rebels sign peace pact with gov't

MANILA, Philippines - The Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group, signs a comprehensive peace agreement with the central government at the Presidential Palace in Manila on March 27, 2014, ending 17 years of negotiations and more than four decades of insurgency mainly in the southern island of Mindanao. MILF Chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim (far L, back), Philippine President Benigno Aquino (2nd from R, back), and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (3rd from R, back), who served as facilitator, and others witnessed the signing.

Coronavirus Detection In Qingdao City

Coronavirus Detection In Qingdao City

A facilitator arranges for citizens to queue up at a nucleic acid test site in a park in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, Oct. 13, 2020.