Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Mediation Training for the OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Ted Feifer and Maria Jessop led a workshop focused on mediation for 23 international and national staff members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mission in Kosovo, in Pristina, September 9-11, 2009.
In the Field: Polonnoruwa, Sri Lanka
USIP reports on how religious leaders are working to build peace in Sri Lanka after 26 years of civil war between the government and separatist rebels.
USIP Traditional Justice Workshop for General McChrystal, ISAF in Afghanistan
At the request of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Commander General Stanley A. McChrystal, USIP led a half-day workshop on November 27 for nearly 60 ISAF commanders and soldiers on traditional justice in Afghanistan. Representatives from foreign embassies and the United Nations also participated. In his opening remarks to the event, General McChrystal thanked USIP for its rule of law work in Afghanistan, saying that improving access to fair justice in the country is a key ing...
A Typical Day in Baghdad
Since 2004, USIP has maintained a permanent field mission in Iraq, with an outstanding Iraqi and American staff who provide essential on-the-ground support to USIP's programs. Caelan McGee has been working as a Conflict Mediator out of the Baghdad Office.
Peacebuilding in Colombia
USIP staff provide conflict-management training to foster development, democracy, and social well-being in contested areas of Colombia.
Enhancing Traditional Local Conflict Resolution Techniques in Afghanistan
Promoting non-violent resolution of conflict at all local levels will be essential to bringing, and sustaining, peace and stability to Afghanistan. In Afghanistan's recent history, the most effective agents in advancing peace and security at the local level have been indigenous structures such as shura and jirga councils, as well as Maliks.
Negotiation and Diplomatic Skills Training, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ted Feifer continued our skills training workshops for the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina with two programs on Negotiation and Diplomatic Skills held in Tuzla October 6-7 and Banja Luka October 8-9, 2009.
Discussing Training Objectives for Kosovo’s New Ministry of Foreign Affairs
ETC/I Deputy Director Ted Feifer and Senior Program Officer Noor Kirdar met with six senior officials of Kosovo’s new Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 29, 2009. The group was visiting the United States under the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program to explore the role and work of a ministry of foreign affairs.
Developing Peace and Human Rights Educators in Iraq
USIP's Maria Jessop-Mandel writes about the Institute's recent human rights workshop, "Putting Human Rights Values into Action," for Iraqi professors held in Beirut, Lebanon. The program explored three human rights-related themes specific to the Iraqi context -- children’s rights, women's equality and academic freedom -- and ways these professors could more effectively teach human rights in their classrooms, and ultimately learn from each other's experiences.
Gender and Reintegration, Reconciliation, and Reparations in Colombia
Colombia is second only to Sudan in the number of people internally displaced by armed conflict and criminal violence. USIP’s Education and Training Center/International and the Fundacion Ideas Para La Paz, a Colombian think tank, recently partnered to present two training workshops on Gender and Reintegration, Reconciliation and Reparations.