A panel of experts will discuss case studies and strategies for promoting the involvement of women in post-conflict reconstruction.

Gender

The Mass Atrocity Response Operations (MARO) Project addresses the concrete and practical challenges using military force to halt ongoing mass atrocities. This event introduced the "MARO Military Planning Handbook" and featured remarks from current and former U.S. military and civilian leaders.

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

This panel discussion reviewed the experience of country directors of a medical NGO that is working in both Pakistan and Afghanistan.  Issues discussed included the militarization of aid, maintaing neutrality in a conflict zone, and balancing advocacy for programs with the safetly of assets and personnel on the ground.

The U.S. Institute of Peace has been developing a new series of handbooks for practitioners and educators about the art of mediation which constitute “The Peacemaker’s Toolkit.” To formally launch the Peacemaker’s Toolkit, USIP will held a public workshop on May 4 featuring authors of three of the handbooks.

Conflict Analysis & Prevention;  Mediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

Three years after Cote d'Ivoire's Ouagadougou Political Accord was signed, a number of critical tasks--including elections--remain unfulfilled. A distinguished group of civil society and religious representatives outlined the challenges that Cote d'Ivoire must undertake to strengthen its prospects for a peaceful future.

Religion

USIP, CSID, George Mason and ISESCO co-hosted this day-long conference examining America's relations with the Muslim world one year after President Obama's Cairo speech. 

Iraq’s 2010 national elections, run by Iraqi institutions and secured by Iraqi forces, will have far reaching consequences for Iraq’s stability, relations with its neighbors and U.S. engagement over the next four years and beyond.  USIP and ISW experts engaged in a discussion on what the elections process reveals about the evolution of Iraq’s democracy as the U.S. military drawdown approaches.

In partnership with The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and American University, USIP is sponsoring the Washington, D.C. premiere of "Rebuilding Hope," a film following three of Sudan's "Lost Boys" on a journey back home to find surviving family members, and rediscover and contribute to their homeland. The film also sheds light on what the future holds for southern Sudan in its precarious struggle for peace, development and stability.

Education & Training;  Environment;  Economics