USIP has been involved in facilitating dialogues between civil society and police representatives in Nepal since 2006. From left to right: Richard Monk, UN police commissioner for Kosovo; USIP facilitator Karon Cochran; Colette Rausch; Vivienne O'Connor; and USIP facilitator Shobhakar Budhathoki, in Nepal.

This is a view of Kathmandu from Swayambhunath (the Monkey Temple), located above the city. In contrast to it's stunning beauty, Nepal has been wracked by conflict over the past ten years.

Police representatives speak during police and civil society dialogue sessions in Kathmandu. USIP facilitated a number of these sessions across the country. Rausch lauded the Nepaleses' "remarkable commitment" to peacebuilding.

Here, a Hindu temple co-exists with Buddhist Stupa in Kathmandu.

A burned out bus from violent riots in Lahan, Nepal lies by the side of a road. The region is scarred by violence on the part of criminals and other violent groups.

Police and civil society dialogue sessions are held in Lahan, Nepal.

Journalist Devendra Dhungana, right, interviews Rikma Biswakarma, a Dalit woman (formerly known as an "untouchable"), for a USIP-produced video.

Elephants are a common site in Kathmandu.

Another dialogue session held in Lahan.

Buddhist monks rest at Bauddhas Stupa, Kathmandu.

USIP President Richard Solomon (second from left) and Rausch (second from right) meet with the Nepali police delegation at USIP in September 2006. The delegation visited to discuss USIP's programming in Nepal.

Rausch facilitates dialogue between civil society and police.

This is a statue of the Hindu God Kaal Bhairab in Durbar square, Kathmandu.