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March 23, 2010
The issue of nuclear arms control and disarmament is gaining momentum on the global agenda with the Nuclear Security Summit to be held in Washington on April 12-13, 2010 and the 8th Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in New York from May 3-28. Please join USIP and the George Washington Elliott School as Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala, USIP Jennings Randolph senior visiting scholar, discusses the role of nuclear weapon-free zones and their contribution to the nuclear non-proliferation regime. Issue Areas: WMD, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control
| Programs: Additional USIP Fellows, Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship Program
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October 8, 2009
The political and socio-cultural position of women in Afghanistan is in transition, particularly in the urban areas of the country. Advances have been made to include women in peacebuilding efforts, as noted by the recently adopted Constitution that grants equal rights for men and women, and as more and more women engage in entrepreneurial activities. Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict, Education, Gender and Peacebuilding, Rule of Law
| Programs: Additional USIP Fellows
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September 9, 2009
Issue Areas: Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy
| Programs: Additional USIP Fellows, Grants & Fellowships
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April 6, 2009
This event featured Jan Eliasson, former United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Darfur and President of the United Nations General Assembly and current Senior Visiting Scholar at USIP. Ambassador Eliasson discussed his experience as Special Envoy, lessons learned and prospects for peace in Sudan, with a focus on Darfur. Countries: South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans
| Programs: Additional USIP Fellows, Grants & Fellowships
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October 3, 2008
Countries: Iraq
| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance
| Programs: Additional USIP Fellows
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