{"id":10876,"date":"2025-06-04T15:10:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T15:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/?p=10876"},"modified":"2025-06-04T19:33:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T19:33:57","slug":"a-call-for-peace-in-the-drc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/a-call-for-peace-in-the-drc\/","title":{"rendered":"A Call for Peace in the DRC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Seventy-five Nobel Laureates have united their voices to call for decisive action to end the humanitarian crisis in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Led by Panzi Foundation and Hospital founder, Dr. Denis Mukwege, the initiative highlights the devastating human cost of inaction and calls for concrete measures, including the withdrawal of foreign forces and the establishment of an international tribunal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/idees\/article\/2025\/06\/04\/rdc-la-communaute-internationale-se-doit-d-agir-pour-mettre-fin-aux-souffrances-du-peuple-congolais_6610549_3232.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about the appeal<\/a> and see the list of Nobel Laureate signatories <a href=\"https:\/\/panzifoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Nobel-Laureates-Final-List.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seventy-five Nobel Laureates have united their voices to call for decisive action to end the humanitarian crisis in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. 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