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Activities in Iraq, Sudan and Beyond

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USIP experts are more than analysts -- they are practitioners that can often be found far outside Washington, D.C. putting conflict resolution methods into practice and aiding in the rebuilding and stabilization of communities that have experienced conflict. This series summarizes recent examples of USIP efforts to resolve conflicts around the world.

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	Promoting Peace in Pakistan September 2009 The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan are two of the most troubled provinces of Pakistan. The porous border areas between Pakistan and Afghanistan suffer from serious violent conflict due to the Taliban’s heavy presence in these areas. Countries: Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Nongovernmental Organizations, Peacebuilding, Training \| Programs: Education and Training Center, Education and Training Center/International

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	Enhancing Traditional Local Conflict Resolution Techniques in Afghanistan November 2009 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. Countries: Afghanistan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Political Systems and International Relations, Training \| Programs: Education and Training Center, Education and Training Center/International
	Developing Peace and Human Rights Educators in Iraq September 2009 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. Countries: Iraq \| Issue Areas: Education, Human Rights, Religion, Women, Youth \| Programs: Education and Training Center, Education and Training Center/International
	Promoting Peace in Pakistan September 2009 The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan are two of the most troubled provinces of Pakistan. The porous border areas between Pakistan and Afghanistan suffer from serious violent conflict due to the Taliban’s heavy presence in these areas. Countries: Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Nongovernmental Organizations, Peacebuilding, Training \| Programs: Education and Training Center, Education and Training Center/International
	Notes from Sudan August 2009 Ahead of the country's critical 2011 referendum on whether the South should secede from Sudan, USIP is dedicated to help resolve internal conflicts and help ensure the country's future stability and security. In "Notes from Sudan," USIP's Jon Temin writes about his recent tour of the country to get an update on the status of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended decades of civil war in Sudan and learn about preparations for the 2011 referendum and the 2010 national elections. Countries: Sudan \| Issue Areas: Governance, Humanitarian Efforts, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Political Systems and International Relations, Religion, Terrorism and Political Extremism
	Dispatch from Port-au-Prince, Haiti June 2009 The process of drafting and passing new “people friendly” criminal laws is a difficult one but it is certainly not impossible. USIP's Vivienne O'Connor visited Haiti recently to help work with the national actors engaged in the reform process by sharing with lawmakers a law reform tool –- the “Model Codes for Post-Conflict Criminal Justice” book -- that we developed in cooperation with the Irish Centre for Human Rights, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights and the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime. Countries: Haiti \| Issue Areas: Human Rights, Rule of Law

	Enhancing Traditional Local Conflict Resolution Techniques in Afghanistan November 2009 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. Countries: Afghanistan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Political Systems and International Relations, Training \| Programs: Education and Training Center, Education and Training Center/International
	Developing Peace and Human Rights Educators in Iraq September 2009 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. Countries: Iraq \| Issue Areas: Education, Human Rights, Religion, Women, Youth \| Programs: Education and Training Center, Education and Training Center/International
	Promoting Peace in Pakistan September 2009 The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan are two of the most troubled provinces of Pakistan. The porous border areas between Pakistan and Afghanistan suffer from serious violent conflict due to the Taliban’s heavy presence in these areas. Countries: Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Nongovernmental Organizations, Peacebuilding, Training \| Programs: Education and Training Center, Education and Training Center/International
	Notes from Sudan August 2009 Ahead of the country's critical 2011 referendum on whether the South should secede from Sudan, USIP is dedicated to help resolve internal conflicts and help ensure the country's future stability and security. In "Notes from Sudan," USIP's Jon Temin writes about his recent tour of the country to get an update on the status of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended decades of civil war in Sudan and learn about preparations for the 2011 referendum and the 2010 national elections. Countries: Sudan \| Issue Areas: Governance, Humanitarian Efforts, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Political Systems and International Relations, Religion, Terrorism and Political Extremism
	Dispatch from Port-au-Prince, Haiti June 2009 The process of drafting and passing new “people friendly” criminal laws is a difficult one but it is certainly not impossible. USIP's Vivienne O'Connor visited Haiti recently to help work with the national actors engaged in the reform process by sharing with lawmakers a law reform tool –- the “Model Codes for Post-Conflict Criminal Justice” book -- that we developed in cooperation with the Irish Centre for Human Rights, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights and the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime. Countries: Haiti \| Issue Areas: Human Rights, Rule of Law