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August 22, 2011 USIP Expert in Libya, Available for Comment

Experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) are available for comment and analysis of the rapidly changing conditions in Libya. Manal Omar, USIP’s director of Iraq, Iran, and North Africa programs, is traveling in Libya and is available for comment.
March 8, 2011New USIP Book Addresses Power and Protection of Women in War

The United States Institute of Peace announces the publication of Women and War: Power and Protection in the 21st Century edited by Kathleen Kuehnast, Chantal de Jonge Oudraat, and Helga Hernes. The book addresses the reality that women have long been uncounted victims of war and examines the increased role of women as armed combatants in conflicts, while asking the question of how to bring women into the setting the agenda for peacebuilding in conflict affected countries. The volume takes stock of the current state of knowledge on women, peace and security issues and offers steps to ensure that women are protected, counted, and engaged, during and after conflict.
January 18, 2011United States Institute of Peace Elevates Gender Initiative to Center of Innovation

The United States Institute of Peace announced today that its initiative on gender and peacebuilding is now become a full programmatic center, naming Kathleen Kuehnast as director.
October 14, 2009U.S. Institute of Peace Launches Gender and Peacebuilding Initiative

The U.S. Institute of Peace announced today the formation of a new initiative on gender and peacebuilding to focus additional attention on the challenges facing women in conflict zones around the world, and to further address the broader issue of gender-related impacts of conflict and peacebuilding.