A South Korean envoy is also traveling to a gathering in Poland for the South's first formal participation in a U.S.

VOA: standard.2009.06.22

Tay says Mr.Obama's participation in the APEC meetings is a strong symbol of the United States' commitment to the region.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

Thin Thin Aung says Aung San Suu Kyi's participation in the election is necessary to ensure national reconciliation.

VOA: standard.2009.05.15

Growing fears of a flu epidemic across the Arab world is prompting Arab health ministers to restrict participation in this year's annual Hajj.

VOA: standard.2009.07.23

"I think the situation has improved not just from the arms supply, I think from the people's participation in the area that is the important factor,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

The Saudi government has the power to grant or deny visas according to its own discretion, and the Saudis indicated last month that participation in this year's Hajj should be restricted.

VOA: standard.2009.07.23

Then promote broad-based economic development in those nations, foster mutual respect and understanding between Americans and Muslims, and support efforts to improve governance and promote civic participation in predominantly Muslim societies.

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

civil society participation in their work.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

It is not clear what it will be able to do to help revive energy talks with Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, During negotiations in the Czech capital,Prague, the three natural-gas producing nations were not convinced by E.U.offers of more trade and stronger transport links in exchange for their participation in a multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline, known as Nabucco.

VOA: standard.2009.05.11

For each ten percentage point increase in sports participation, she found a one point increase in female college attendance.

VOA: special.2010.03.04

She compared states, looking at differences in high school sports participation and in women's education and work.

VOA: special.2010.03.04

The 1991 invasion of Sierra Leone sparked a brutal civil war in the West African country, marked by tussles over diamonds and participation by child soldiers.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

"When women are accorded their rights and afforded equal opportunities and education and health care and employment and political participation, they invest in their families, they lift them up, they contribute to their communities and their nations,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.25