Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Sudanese Women Exchange Personal Stories and Peace Strategies
United States Institute of Peace experts on Sudan Jacqueline H. Wilson and Nina Sughrue joined the Boston-based My Sister’s Keeper, in conducting a workshop for women on peacebuilding and stability July 25-30 in the city of Juba, southern Sudan.
International Islamic Peace Education Workshop held in Davao City, Philippines
Qamar-ul Huda discusses the International Islamic Peace Education Workshop organized by the U.S. Institute of Peace in partnership with the Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy (PCID) and Magbassa Kita Foundation Inc (MKFI).
Academy Conducts Its First Training of Tanzanian Armed Forces Deploying to UNAMID
In July, Academy Senior Program Officers Maria Jessop and Alison Milofsky traveled to Tanzania to lead a workshop for 30 members of the Tanzanian Armed Forces, as part of USIP’s ongoing partnership with the Department of State's African Contingency Operations and Training Assistance Program (ACOTA).
Karaoke, Cadres, and Camaraderie in Kathmandu: Promoting Justice and Security Amid the Complexities of Nepal
Writer Nigel Quinney describes his first visit to Nepal, during which he observed USIP's Justice and Security Dialogue process - and the May 1 Maoist strike which shut down Kathmandu.
USIP's Dispute Resolution Program in Afghanistan
In line with USIP’s efforts to strengthen peaceful reconciliation and capacity to mitigate conflict, USIP’s Kabul office in early 2010 began implementing a Dispute Resolution Program in the Afghan provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar, and Kunduz.
USIP Network of Pakistani Facilitators Receives Third Training
Education and Training Center/International Senior Program Officers Nina Sughrue and Linda Bishai conducted the third training of trainers (TOT) in advanced mediation skills, May 23-25, 2010, for our network of Pakistani conflict resolution facilitators. The program was in conjunction with our long term local partner the Sustainable Peace and Development Organization (SPADO) in Islamabad.
Iraq's Minority Groups Work to Increase Participation
USIP is facilitating a series of dialogues with Iraqi minority group leaders to identify challenges to their communities and develop strategies to protect their rights.
In the Field: Bogota, Colombia
Notes from the field from Virginia M. Bouvier's recent trip to Bogota, Colombia on International Women’s Day.
In the Field: Peru
Peru’s social conflicts have been growing in tandem with its economy in the past few years. By giving some of the region’s most attractive hydrocarbons investment incentives, Peru has succeeded in attracting dozens of new foreign oil companies, mainly for development in the largely unexplored Amazon jungle.
Young Lieutenants Training: SENSE In the Field
USIP's SENSE team and young Iraqi leaders brave bombings to continue conference.