In the Field

	USIP Supports Peacemaking Efforts in the Two Sudans January 2012 Director of USIP's Two Sudans program, Jon Temin, reflects on the birth of the world's newest nation, South Sudan, and looks ahead to 2012 and USIP's continued impact in the region. Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	USIP Organizes Workshop on the Future of the Darfur Peace Process November 2011 As part of its continuing work in Sudan, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) organized a workshop on “The State and Direction of the Darfur Peace Process” on November 15-16. The gathering sought to evaluate the current status of the Darfur peace process and develop ideas for achieving a comprehensive, inclusive, and durable peace. Held in consultation with the U.S. Office of the Special Envoy to Sudan, the workshop brought together Darfur stakeholders and experts, including representatives of major Darfur armed movements, civil society leaders, and representatives of countries and organizations deeply involved in the peace process. Countries: Sudan, The Two Sudans
	Negotiation Training for Sudanese Youth September 2011 Academy staff Linda Bishai and Jacqueline Wilson trained ten Sudanese youth leaders visiting as part of the International Visitor Leadership Program at the Department of State. Countries: Sudan \| Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Training \| Programs: Workshops and Training in Zones of Conflict
	Training Africans for African Peacekeeping Missions June 2011 USIP's training of Rwandan peacekeepers deploying to the Darfur region of Sudan "creates awareness of typical problems in the mission area and provides an opportunity to learn and use skills to deal with those problems." Countries: Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Education, Mediation and Facilitation, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	Darfur Deployment June 2011 Rwanda experienced a failed peacekeeping effort and underwent a horrific tragedy in 1994. More recently, the Darfur region of Sudan has undergone similar experiences. Today, Rwandan soldiers are playing a major role in Darfur as peacekeepers, and USIP is helping train them on how to do it. Countries: Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Education, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	Peacebuilding and Community Dialogue in Sudan June 2011 Academy peacebuilding programs in Khartoum and police-community dialogues in Juba address the ongoing crises in north and south Sudan. Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Education, Mediation and Facilitation, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	Working against Violence in Sudan April 2011 In the past year, Sudan has successfully passed two milestones established by its Comprehensive Peace Agreement: national elections in April 2010 and a referendum this January on independence for the country’s south. Many analysts and commentators feared, in both cases, that an eruption of violence could block the path to a peaceful resolution of the north-south conflict laid out in the historic 2005 accord. Countries: Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	Training Rwandan Peacekeepers for Darfur February 2011 USIP training develops conflict management and negotiation skills of Rwandan military officers headed for the Darfur region of Sudan as peacekeepers. Countries: Rwanda, Sudan \| Issue Areas: Education, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	USIP Conducts Second Referendum Violence Prevention Workshop in Rumbek January 2011 Academy staff Linda Bishai and Nina Sughrue traveled with Kelly Campbell (contractor) to Rumbek, Sudan November 17-22, 2010 to provide a training workshop on Referendum Violence Prevention (RVP). Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	USIP Sends Observers to Monitor South Sudan Referendum January 2011 The Academy’s Linda Bishai and Rule of Law’s Tim Luccaro traveled to Sudan between January 3-24, 2011 to participate as short-term observers in the Carter Center’s Observation Mission for the South Sudan Referendum. Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Training \| Programs: Workshops and Training in Zones of Conflict

	USIP Supports Peacemaking Efforts in the Two Sudans January 2012 Director of USIP's Two Sudans program, Jon Temin, reflects on the birth of the world's newest nation, South Sudan, and looks ahead to 2012 and USIP's continued impact in the region. Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	USIP Organizes Workshop on the Future of the Darfur Peace Process November 2011 As part of its continuing work in Sudan, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) organized a workshop on “The State and Direction of the Darfur Peace Process” on November 15-16. The gathering sought to evaluate the current status of the Darfur peace process and develop ideas for achieving a comprehensive, inclusive, and durable peace. Held in consultation with the U.S. Office of the Special Envoy to Sudan, the workshop brought together Darfur stakeholders and experts, including representatives of major Darfur armed movements, civil society leaders, and representatives of countries and organizations deeply involved in the peace process. Countries: Sudan, The Two Sudans
	Negotiation Training for Sudanese Youth September 2011 Academy staff Linda Bishai and Jacqueline Wilson trained ten Sudanese youth leaders visiting as part of the International Visitor Leadership Program at the Department of State. Countries: Sudan \| Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Training \| Programs: Workshops and Training in Zones of Conflict
	Training Africans for African Peacekeeping Missions June 2011 USIP's training of Rwandan peacekeepers deploying to the Darfur region of Sudan "creates awareness of typical problems in the mission area and provides an opportunity to learn and use skills to deal with those problems." Countries: Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Education, Mediation and Facilitation, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	Darfur Deployment June 2011 Rwanda experienced a failed peacekeeping effort and underwent a horrific tragedy in 1994. More recently, the Darfur region of Sudan has undergone similar experiences. Today, Rwandan soldiers are playing a major role in Darfur as peacekeepers, and USIP is helping train them on how to do it. Countries: Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Education, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	Peacebuilding and Community Dialogue in Sudan June 2011 Academy peacebuilding programs in Khartoum and police-community dialogues in Juba address the ongoing crises in north and south Sudan. Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Education, Mediation and Facilitation, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	Working against Violence in Sudan April 2011 In the past year, Sudan has successfully passed two milestones established by its Comprehensive Peace Agreement: national elections in April 2010 and a referendum this January on independence for the country’s south. Many analysts and commentators feared, in both cases, that an eruption of violence could block the path to a peaceful resolution of the north-south conflict laid out in the historic 2005 accord. Countries: Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
	Training Rwandan Peacekeepers for Darfur February 2011 USIP training develops conflict management and negotiation skills of Rwandan military officers headed for the Darfur region of Sudan as peacekeepers. Countries: Rwanda, Sudan \| Issue Areas: Education, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	USIP Conducts Second Referendum Violence Prevention Workshop in Rumbek January 2011 Academy staff Linda Bishai and Nina Sughrue traveled with Kelly Campbell (contractor) to Rumbek, Sudan November 17-22, 2010 to provide a training workshop on Referendum Violence Prevention (RVP). Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	USIP Sends Observers to Monitor South Sudan Referendum January 2011 The Academy’s Linda Bishai and Rule of Law’s Tim Luccaro traveled to Sudan between January 3-24, 2011 to participate as short-term observers in the Carter Center’s Observation Mission for the South Sudan Referendum. Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans \| Issue Areas: Training \| Programs: Workshops and Training in Zones of Conflict