Events

	January 12, 2012 Book Launch: Customary Justice and Rule of Law in War-Torn Societies Customary Justice and Rule of Law in War-Torn Societies presents seven in-depth case studies that take a broad interdisciplinary approach to the study of the justice system. USIP brought together policymakers and practitioners to discuss the ways in which recent rule of law innovations plays a role in resolving many justice reform issues. Countries: Afghanistan, Guatemala, Iraq, Liberia, Mozambique, Sudan \| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform/Governance
	July 14, 2011 The Birth of the Republic of South Sudan The U.S. Institute of Peace is marking South Sudan’s independence with a half-day conference highlighting views from the ground and the U.S. policy community toward the new country. Countries: Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict, Human Rights, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform/Governance
	June 14, 2011 The Future of South Sudan: A Conversation with H.E. Vice President Riek Machar As Southern Sudan's independence fast approaches, a fragile peace hangs in the balance. USIP has been involved in Sudan for nearly 20 years working on the ground, advising and collaborating with local organizations to find peaceful solutions to flashpoint issues. As the world looks to Sudan's leaders to resolve critical issues before July 9, the Institute was pleased to host H.E. Lt. General Dr. Riek Machar, vice president of the Government of Southern Sudan. Countries: Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	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
	April 19, 2011 The Future of Two Sudans: A Conversation with former Presidents Thabo Mbeki, Pierre Buyoya and Abdulsalami Abubakar Looking ahead to southern Sudan’s secession and the future of both resulting states, three members of the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (Sudan), former South African President Thabo Mbeki, former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, and former Nigerian President Abdulsalami Abubakar, discussed the current situation and their efforts to support two peaceful Sudans. Countries: Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	November 15, 2010 The Go-Between: Jan Eliasson and the Styles of Mediation - Book Launch The U.S. Institute of Peace invites you to celebrate the publication of “The Go-Between: Jan Eliasson and the Styles of Mediation,” a new book by Isak Svensson and Peter Wallensteen, with a preface by former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Countries: Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar/Burma, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy \| Programs: Grants & Fellowships, Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship Program
	September 21, 2010 Civil Society in Darfur: The Missing Peace This event marked the launch of the new USIP Special Report, “Civil Society in Darfur: The Missing Peace.” The report authors examine the structure and composition of Darfuri civil society and discuss how civil society has been engaged in the Darfur peace process to date. In this panel discussion the authors summarized their findings and made recommendations for how civil society can play a productive and appropriate role in the peace process for Darfur going forward. Countries: Africa, Sudan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation
	September 20, 2010 First Vice President Salva Kiir on the Road Ahead in Sudan The U.S. Institute of Peace was pleased to host His Excellency General Salva Kiir Mayardit, first vice president of the Republic of Sudan and president of the Government of Southern Sudan. First Vice President Kiir discussed current relations between Sudan’s north and south, remaining aspects of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to be implemented, preparations for the referenda, the role of the international community in the referenda process and related issues. Countries: Africa, Sudan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	September 14, 2010 Peacebuilding in Dangerous Places: The Work of Civil Society in Conflict Zones This event features four USIP grantees from Afghanistan, Iraq, Colombia and Sudan who are intimately familiar with the on-the-ground realities in their countries. The grantees discuss implementing peacebuilding projects in difficult and dangerous environments. Washington planners will be able to hear first hand what on-the-ground practitioners are doing to stay safe while getting important work done. Countries: Afghanistan, Colombia, Iraq, Sudan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Political Reform \| Programs: Grants & Fellowships
	September 8, 2010 As Sudan’s Key Referendum Approaches, North-South Border Issues Loom Whether the January 2011 referendum delivers unity or secession, there are significant risks of escalating tensions and renewed violence along the North-South border. USIP commissioned Concordis International to undertake a conflict assessment of the dynamics related to the North-South border in Sudan, identifying local and national drivers of conflict and how they interact. Countries: Sudan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities \| Programs: Grant Program

	January 12, 2012 Book Launch: Customary Justice and Rule of Law in War-Torn Societies Customary Justice and Rule of Law in War-Torn Societies presents seven in-depth case studies that take a broad interdisciplinary approach to the study of the justice system. USIP brought together policymakers and practitioners to discuss the ways in which recent rule of law innovations plays a role in resolving many justice reform issues. Countries: Afghanistan, Guatemala, Iraq, Liberia, Mozambique, Sudan \| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform/Governance
	July 14, 2011 The Birth of the Republic of South Sudan The U.S. Institute of Peace is marking South Sudan’s independence with a half-day conference highlighting views from the ground and the U.S. policy community toward the new country. Countries: Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict, Human Rights, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform/Governance
	June 14, 2011 The Future of South Sudan: A Conversation with H.E. Vice President Riek Machar As Southern Sudan's independence fast approaches, a fragile peace hangs in the balance. USIP has been involved in Sudan for nearly 20 years working on the ground, advising and collaborating with local organizations to find peaceful solutions to flashpoint issues. As the world looks to Sudan's leaders to resolve critical issues before July 9, the Institute was pleased to host H.E. Lt. General Dr. Riek Machar, vice president of the Government of Southern Sudan. Countries: Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Economics and Conflict, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	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
	April 19, 2011 The Future of Two Sudans: A Conversation with former Presidents Thabo Mbeki, Pierre Buyoya and Abdulsalami Abubakar Looking ahead to southern Sudan’s secession and the future of both resulting states, three members of the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (Sudan), former South African President Thabo Mbeki, former Burundian President Pierre Buyoya, and former Nigerian President Abdulsalami Abubakar, discussed the current situation and their efforts to support two peaceful Sudans. Countries: Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	November 15, 2010 The Go-Between: Jan Eliasson and the Styles of Mediation - Book Launch The U.S. Institute of Peace invites you to celebrate the publication of “The Go-Between: Jan Eliasson and the Styles of Mediation,” a new book by Isak Svensson and Peter Wallensteen, with a preface by former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Countries: Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar/Burma, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy \| Programs: Grants & Fellowships, Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship Program
	September 21, 2010 Civil Society in Darfur: The Missing Peace This event marked the launch of the new USIP Special Report, “Civil Society in Darfur: The Missing Peace.” The report authors examine the structure and composition of Darfuri civil society and discuss how civil society has been engaged in the Darfur peace process to date. In this panel discussion the authors summarized their findings and made recommendations for how civil society can play a productive and appropriate role in the peace process for Darfur going forward. Countries: Africa, Sudan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation
	September 20, 2010 First Vice President Salva Kiir on the Road Ahead in Sudan The U.S. Institute of Peace was pleased to host His Excellency General Salva Kiir Mayardit, first vice president of the Republic of Sudan and president of the Government of Southern Sudan. First Vice President Kiir discussed current relations between Sudan’s north and south, remaining aspects of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to be implemented, preparations for the referenda, the role of the international community in the referenda process and related issues. Countries: Africa, Sudan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	September 14, 2010 Peacebuilding in Dangerous Places: The Work of Civil Society in Conflict Zones This event features four USIP grantees from Afghanistan, Iraq, Colombia and Sudan who are intimately familiar with the on-the-ground realities in their countries. The grantees discuss implementing peacebuilding projects in difficult and dangerous environments. Washington planners will be able to hear first hand what on-the-ground practitioners are doing to stay safe while getting important work done. Countries: Afghanistan, Colombia, Iraq, Sudan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Political Reform \| Programs: Grants & Fellowships
	September 8, 2010 As Sudan’s Key Referendum Approaches, North-South Border Issues Loom Whether the January 2011 referendum delivers unity or secession, there are significant risks of escalating tensions and renewed violence along the North-South border. USIP commissioned Concordis International to undertake a conflict assessment of the dynamics related to the North-South border in Sudan, identifying local and national drivers of conflict and how they interact. Countries: Sudan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities \| Programs: Grant Program