Programs

Iraq elections Photo Credit: (Moises Saman/The New York Times)   (NYT Photos)

Peace doesn't automatically return when the guns stop firing or an agreement is signed. This team works to advise newly-forming governments and institutions, promote and maintain community reconciliation, and help different groups on the ground to coordinate their efforts to maintain security and provide services.

Secretary of State Clinton visits Haiti after the donors conference in April

The purpose of the Haiti Working Group is to help focus the attention of Washington policymakers on Haiti. The Working Group meets monthly to discuss a major challenge to Haiti’s development and the response from the U.S. government and the international community.

A sign advocating progress in Haiti (Credit: USIP Photo/Nina Brantley)

Haiti's criminal laws, some of which date from 1860, fail to address the country's current spate of crime.  USIP is currently working with the Haitian government to assist in legal reform efforts.

The Model Codes for Post-Conflict Justice is a criminal law reform tool tailored to the needs of countries emerging from conflict.