Events

	February 15, 2012 Justice for Haiti Street crime, drug trafficking, rape and gang violence jeopardize Haiti’s tenuous recovery. One major obstacle to recovery is Haiti’s challenged justice system. Courts are dysfunctional, prisons overcapacity and corruption endemic. Haiti’s criminal codes date back to the 1860s and do not meet international human rights standards. In 2008, USIP was invited by the Haitian government to support the drafting of a new set of criminal codes. The revised codes are expected to go before the Haitian Parliament in 2012. On February 15, USIP will host a public event to discuss justice in Haiti and the path forward for judicial reform. Countries: Haiti \| Issue Areas: Political Reform
	November 29, 2011 Haiti: Reconstruction and the Role of Women On November 29, 2011, the U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a panel of distinguished experts who discussed the situation of women in Haiti and their role in reconstruction. The event featured a delegation of women leaders from Haiti and an exhibition of photos taken by Haitian women depicting their lives in the tent cities around Port-au-Prince. Countries: Haiti \| Issue Areas: Gender and Peacebuilding, Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding
	November 16, 2011 Police Corruption Police corruption is a universal challenge in peacebuilding. On November 16, 2011, USIP hosted a panel of distinguished experts who discussed the root causes and potential remedies. Countries: Afghanistan, Haiti, Iraq \| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform/Governance
	October 12, 2011 Conflict, Cops and Recovery in Haiti Renewed internal conflict threatens Haiti's recovery. On October 12, 2011, a panel of distinguished experts discussed the sources of conflict in Haiti and the challenges facing its security institutions. Countries: Haiti \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform/Governance
	September 13, 2011 A Conversation with Michaelle Jean, Special Envoy to Haiti for UNESCO On September 13, 2011, the Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program of George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs and USIP hosted a meeting featuring the Honorable Michaelle Jean, special envoy to Haiti for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and former governor general of Canada. Countries: Haiti
	September 12, 2011 Monopoly of Force In the aftermath of war, two processes are vital to successfully manage the transition to stability: disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) and security sector reform (SSR). On September 12, 2011, the U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a panel of distinguished experts with combined experience implementing DDR and SSR in Afghanistan, Iraq, Liberia, the Balkans, Somalia and Haiti. Countries: Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Haiti, Iraq, Kosovo, Liberia \| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance
	June 9, 2011 - June 10, 2011 Health in Post-Conflict and Fragile States In spite of the compelling challenges associated with building legitimate governments, health systems development in post-conflict and fragile states has experienced important successes. The conference reviewed the last decade in health programming in post-conflict and fragile states, as well as addressed key questions about the intersection of health in "fragile states" and development, national security policy, and considered a way forward. Countries: Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Africa, Haiti, Liberia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict, Gender and Peacebuilding, Health and Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	May 25, 2011 Haiti: The Challenge of Keeping Haitians Safe USIP hosted a panel of distinguished experts to discuss the various aspects of security - political, economic, personal and criminal - in Haiti. Countries: Haiti \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict, Gender and Peacebuilding, Human Rights, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance
	May 19, 2011 Youth Diaspora Voices: Leaders of Today This event will feature a film documentary produced by the USIP 2010 Youth Diaspora Conference which brought together youth originally from Haiti, Nigeria, Iraq and Sri Lanka, now living in the Washington, D.C. area to share their stories and learn creative ways to engage in positive social change. After the screening, participants from the 2010 conference will discuss the film, their own experiences as youth in the diaspora and will take on the challenges facing diaspora in the U.S. as well as opportunities for engagement in peacebuilding. Countries: Haiti, Iraq, Nigeria, Sri Lanka \| Issue Areas: Youth and Peacebuilding
	April 20, 2011 Post-Election Haiti: What Happens Next? USIP's Haiti Working Group hosted a panel of distinguished experts on Haiti who discussed the prospects for Haiti's new leadership. Countries: Haiti \| Issue Areas: Security Sector Reform/Governance

	February 15, 2012 Justice for Haiti Street crime, drug trafficking, rape and gang violence jeopardize Haiti’s tenuous recovery. One major obstacle to recovery is Haiti’s challenged justice system. Courts are dysfunctional, prisons overcapacity and corruption endemic. Haiti’s criminal codes date back to the 1860s and do not meet international human rights standards. In 2008, USIP was invited by the Haitian government to support the drafting of a new set of criminal codes. The revised codes are expected to go before the Haitian Parliament in 2012. On February 15, USIP will host a public event to discuss justice in Haiti and the path forward for judicial reform. Countries: Haiti \| Issue Areas: Political Reform
	November 29, 2011 Haiti: Reconstruction and the Role of Women On November 29, 2011, the U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a panel of distinguished experts who discussed the situation of women in Haiti and their role in reconstruction. The event featured a delegation of women leaders from Haiti and an exhibition of photos taken by Haitian women depicting their lives in the tent cities around Port-au-Prince. Countries: Haiti \| Issue Areas: Gender and Peacebuilding, Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding
	November 16, 2011 Police Corruption Police corruption is a universal challenge in peacebuilding. On November 16, 2011, USIP hosted a panel of distinguished experts who discussed the root causes and potential remedies. Countries: Afghanistan, Haiti, Iraq \| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform/Governance
	October 12, 2011 Conflict, Cops and Recovery in Haiti Renewed internal conflict threatens Haiti's recovery. On October 12, 2011, a panel of distinguished experts discussed the sources of conflict in Haiti and the challenges facing its security institutions. Countries: Haiti \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform/Governance
	September 13, 2011 A Conversation with Michaelle Jean, Special Envoy to Haiti for UNESCO On September 13, 2011, the Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program of George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs and USIP hosted a meeting featuring the Honorable Michaelle Jean, special envoy to Haiti for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and former governor general of Canada. Countries: Haiti
	September 12, 2011 Monopoly of Force In the aftermath of war, two processes are vital to successfully manage the transition to stability: disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) and security sector reform (SSR). On September 12, 2011, the U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a panel of distinguished experts with combined experience implementing DDR and SSR in Afghanistan, Iraq, Liberia, the Balkans, Somalia and Haiti. Countries: Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Haiti, Iraq, Kosovo, Liberia \| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance
	June 9, 2011 - June 10, 2011 Health in Post-Conflict and Fragile States In spite of the compelling challenges associated with building legitimate governments, health systems development in post-conflict and fragile states has experienced important successes. The conference reviewed the last decade in health programming in post-conflict and fragile states, as well as addressed key questions about the intersection of health in "fragile states" and development, national security policy, and considered a way forward. Countries: Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Africa, Haiti, Liberia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict, Gender and Peacebuilding, Health and Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	May 25, 2011 Haiti: The Challenge of Keeping Haitians Safe USIP hosted a panel of distinguished experts to discuss the various aspects of security - political, economic, personal and criminal - in Haiti. Countries: Haiti \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict, Gender and Peacebuilding, Human Rights, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance
	May 19, 2011 Youth Diaspora Voices: Leaders of Today This event will feature a film documentary produced by the USIP 2010 Youth Diaspora Conference which brought together youth originally from Haiti, Nigeria, Iraq and Sri Lanka, now living in the Washington, D.C. area to share their stories and learn creative ways to engage in positive social change. After the screening, participants from the 2010 conference will discuss the film, their own experiences as youth in the diaspora and will take on the challenges facing diaspora in the U.S. as well as opportunities for engagement in peacebuilding. Countries: Haiti, Iraq, Nigeria, Sri Lanka \| Issue Areas: Youth and Peacebuilding
	April 20, 2011 Post-Election Haiti: What Happens Next? USIP's Haiti Working Group hosted a panel of distinguished experts on Haiti who discussed the prospects for Haiti's new leadership. Countries: Haiti \| Issue Areas: Security Sector Reform/Governance