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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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	Peace Media in Iraq: Building a New Community for Peace January 2010 On August 3-4, USIP’s Center of Innovation for Media, Conflict and Peacebuilding conducted a two-day youth summit in Erbil as part of the "Peace Media for Iraqi Youth" project. USIP, along with four local NGOs, brought together 30 Iraqi youth (ages 14-18) from across the country to participate in activities aimed at supporting a new and growing community of young Iraqis committed to peacebuilding. Countries: Iraq \| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict Activities, Youth

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	Young Lieutenants Training: SENSE In the Field March 2010 USIP's SENSE team and young Iraqi leaders brave bombings to continue conference. Countries: Iraq \| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict Activities
	USIP's Kabul Office Meets with Senator Merkey, Congressman Baron Hill, and Afghan Tribal and Women Leaders March 2010 On February 13, 2010 USIP’s Kabul office organized a series of closed-door meetings with Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, Congressman Baron Hill of Indiana, Afghan tribal elders, and Afghan women leaders to discuss progress on reconstruction in Afghanistan. Some of the major issues they discussed were security, governance/rule of law, development, the role of international forces, and reconciliation. Countries: Afghanistan \| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict Activities
	Mediation Support Network Conference March 2010 USIP has helped in establishing a small network of institutions dedicated to supporting mediation, The Mediation Support Network. In February 2010 Virginia Bouvier traveled to Sando Sweden for the latest meeting of the network. Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy
	Voices from Kosovo February 2010 Eleven years ago, Kosovo was a war zone on the world’s front pages, an ethnic and nationalistic cauldron in which both national and international laws seemed an utter irrelevance. When the guns at last fell silent, Colette Rausch worked for several years in Kosovo as part of the international community’s attempt to construct the rule of law amid the rubble. Last fall, she returned to find out whether, from the perspective of the people of Kosovo, the international community's efforts had been invaluable or in vain. Countries: Kosovo \| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Governance, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Post-Conflict Activities, Rule of Law, Transitional Justice, Women, Youth
	Youth and Students Work to Promote Security and Rule of Law in Nepal January 2010 USIP has been working in Nepal since 2006 to strengthen security and the rule of law through dialogue. As part of programming funded by the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and USIP, USIP brought together members of youth groups, political parties, civil society and the Nepal Police in December 2009 for a dialogue session in the volatile city of Biratnagar. USIP national project adviser Shobhakar Budhathoki reports on the outcome. Countries: Nepal \| Issue Areas: Governance, Mediation and Facilitation, Rule of Law

	Young Lieutenants Training: SENSE In the Field March 2010 USIP's SENSE team and young Iraqi leaders brave bombings to continue conference. Countries: Iraq \| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict Activities
	USIP's Kabul Office Meets with Senator Merkey, Congressman Baron Hill, and Afghan Tribal and Women Leaders March 2010 On February 13, 2010 USIP’s Kabul office organized a series of closed-door meetings with Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, Congressman Baron Hill of Indiana, Afghan tribal elders, and Afghan women leaders to discuss progress on reconstruction in Afghanistan. Some of the major issues they discussed were security, governance/rule of law, development, the role of international forces, and reconciliation. Countries: Afghanistan \| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict Activities
	Mediation Support Network Conference March 2010 USIP has helped in establishing a small network of institutions dedicated to supporting mediation, The Mediation Support Network. In February 2010 Virginia Bouvier traveled to Sando Sweden for the latest meeting of the network. Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy
	Voices from Kosovo February 2010 Eleven years ago, Kosovo was a war zone on the world’s front pages, an ethnic and nationalistic cauldron in which both national and international laws seemed an utter irrelevance. When the guns at last fell silent, Colette Rausch worked for several years in Kosovo as part of the international community’s attempt to construct the rule of law amid the rubble. Last fall, she returned to find out whether, from the perspective of the people of Kosovo, the international community's efforts had been invaluable or in vain. Countries: Kosovo \| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Governance, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Post-Conflict Activities, Rule of Law, Transitional Justice, Women, Youth
	Youth and Students Work to Promote Security and Rule of Law in Nepal January 2010 USIP has been working in Nepal since 2006 to strengthen security and the rule of law through dialogue. As part of programming funded by the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and USIP, USIP brought together members of youth groups, political parties, civil society and the Nepal Police in December 2009 for a dialogue session in the volatile city of Biratnagar. USIP national project adviser Shobhakar Budhathoki reports on the outcome. Countries: Nepal \| Issue Areas: Governance, Mediation and Facilitation, Rule of Law