内容摘要：Pig kidney recipient Towana Looney sits with transplant surgeon Dr. Jayme Locke on Dec. 10, 2024, at NYU Langone Health, in New York City. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Pig kidney recipient Towana Looney sits with transplant surgeon Dr. Jayme Locke on Dec. 10, 2024, at NYU Langone Health, in New York City. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Monday’s draft peace proposal comes after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio last monthof a pledge to work toward a peace deal.

Rwanda’s foreign minister, Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe, told the Rwanda Broadcasting Agency on Monday that he would meet Congo’s foreign minister in the third week of May to negotiate a final peace agreement.He said he hoped the presidents of Rwanda and Congo would sign the agreement by mid-June at the White House in the presence of Trump and heads of state from the region.“We hope that if all goes well, we are going to have a peace agreement which will allow us to achieve lasting peace in the region,” Nduhungirehe said.

There was no immediate comment from Congo’s authorities.The M23 rebels are supported by about 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda, according to U.N. experts, and at times have vowed to march as far as Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, about 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) to the west.

Congo and Rwanda hope the involvement of the U.S. — and the incentive of major investment if there’s enough security for U.S. companies to work safely in eastern Congo — will calm the violence that has defied international peacekeeping and negotiation since the mid-1990s.

“A durable peace ... will open the door for greater U.S. and broader Western investment, which will bring about economic opportunities and prosperity,” Rubio said, adding that it would “advance President Trump’s prosperity agenda for the world.”File - A collection of 208 Citibikes are parked adjacent to the 666 Fifth Avenue building, in New York. At the dawn of 2024, also known as New Year’s resolution season, there are lots of small, easily achievable ways to lead more climate friendly lives. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

File - A collection of 208 Citibikes are parked adjacent to the 666 Fifth Avenue building, in New York. At the dawn of 2024, also known as New Year’s resolution season, there are lots of small, easily achievable ways to lead more climate friendly lives. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)“I switched to cheery reusable cloth napkins,” said 36-year-old Rachel Cooper in Chicago. “And not only does it elevate every meal and brighten up my tablescape, but it saves paper.”

While you’re at it, skip the plastic-bag liners for small trash cans that aren’t used for messy stuff, like those in the bedroom or office.Speaking of garbage, why not make a habit of picking up some after your daily run or walk?