Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Empowering Afghan Press for Transitional Justice
Working in partnership with local civil society organizations, the U.S. Institute of Peace utilizes cost-effective approaches to model and field test practices that develop the capacity of local media to build public support for peace and reconciliation, while mitigating potential conflicts.
Advanced Negotiation and Mediation Skills Training for the OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Ted Feifer and Keith Bowen led an advanced negotiation and mediation skills training for the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, in Pristina, December 10-12, 2008. The 19 participants that completed the program represented mission HQ and field offices, a cross-section of professional functions, and international and national staff. Most had attended other USIP training workshops, and the remainder met a prerequisite of similar training or substantial field experience.
Problems in Negotiations
Ted Feifer and Linda Bishai of the Education and Training Center/ International conducted a first workshop on Problems in Negotiation for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna, September 17-19, 2008.
Public-Private Partnerships in Governance and Economic Reconstruction in Iraq
On August 10th Senior Program Officer Nina Sughrue participated in a one day workshop in Istanbul, Turkey called "Public-Private Partnerships in Governance and Economic Reconstruction in Iraq." The purpose of the joint workshop, which was convened by UNDP Iraq, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, the Business Humanitarian Forum, the UN-mandated University for Peace and the U.S. Institute of Peace, was to provide participants with an opportunity to benefit from information...
Conflict Resolution: A Regional Project For Africa
Academy Trainer Ted Feifer led a program on conflict resolution skills for visiting African conflict managers and peace-builders on behalf of the State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program in Washington, June 11, 2008.
Leadership Skills Training for Pakistani Women Leaders
Nina Sughrue and Linda Bishai of the Education and Training Center/International conducted a workshop in Islamabad for Pakistani women leaders on negotiation and problem solving, in conjunction with local think tank the Sustainable Development and Policy Institute (SDPI), May 20-22, 2008. The women hailed from Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, and Quetta, and were from a wide range of backgrounds - NGOs, academia, and private sector.
Conflict Management and Resolution Training for the Inter-American Defense College
In May 2008, the United States Institute of Peace's (USIP) Ted Feifer, Maria Jessop-Mandel, and Mary Hope Schwoebel and the Organization of American States' (OAS) Logioco Bautista, presented a course on "Conflict Management and Resolution" to the 64 students of Class XLVII of the Inter-American Defense College (IADC) at Fort McNair.
Negotiation Techniques In Multilateral Diplomacy
Ted Feifer and Mike Lekson of the Education and Training Center/ International conducted the Institute's sixth workshop on negotiation skills in multilateral diplomacy for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna, May 14-16, 2008.
Course Development for the Pacific Region
Program Officer Mary Hope Schwoebel, of Education and Training Center International, traveled to Fiji to present the course "Peacebuilding, Development, and the Public Sector" as part of a team of course writers fielded by American University's Institute for Peacebuilding and Development (PDI) in support of an initiative sponsored by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to establish a Peacebuilding and Development Institute (PDI) for the Pacific Region.
Training of Experts in Rapid Coordination & Assistance for Conflict Prevention, Crisis Management, and Post-Conflict Operation
Senior Training Officer Ted Feifer again provided two days of training in communication, negotiation and the role of the third party in cross-cultural and emotional situations to 18 participants in a month-long course conducted by the Spanish non-governmental organization Helsinki Espana.