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The United States Institute of Peace has been operating in and training others to work in post-conflict conditions for decades. USIP and the Peace Corps partnered to commemorate the Peace Corps’ 50th anniversary with this panel discussion on post-conflict environments and the requirements for preparing and protecting volunteers who serve in them. This event took place on October 27, 2011.

How are the roles of "soldier" and "victim" defined by post-conflict programs? Most disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) programs are limited in the ways in which issues specific to female combatants are addressed. Panelists examined the particular challenges faced by female ex-combatants in post-conflict environments, and ways in which reintegration agencies and post-conflict programs can integrate gender into their work.

On October 6, 2010, USIP hosted Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) Director Kristian Berg Harpviken for a discussion of top candidates and themes for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

At this event, Dr. Megan Mackenzie, a specialist on female soldiers in Sierra Leone, explored how the reintegration process for men has been securitized, or emphasized, as an essential element of the transition from war to peace.

Watch a video of an event celebrating the publication of Youth in Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Agents of Change by Stephanie Schwartz. The panelists at this event drew on their own experiences working with youth in conflict zones to distill best practices in addressing youth needs in areas of conflict and to pinpoint what issues must be resolved as we look to the future.