Timing

Monopoly of Force

Date: Monday, September 12, 2011 / Time: 9:30am - 11:30am 

In the aftermath of war, two processes are vital to successfully manage the transition to stability: disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) and security sector reform (SSR).  On September 12, 2011, the U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a panel of distinguished experts with combined experience implementing DDR and SSR in Afghanistan, Iraq, Liberia, the Balkans, Somalia and Haiti.

Health in Post-Conflict and Fragile States

Start: Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 5:00am / End: Friday, June 10, 2011 at 1:00pm

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.

Conflict Analysis & PreventionGenderEnvironmentEconomics

Youth Diaspora Voices: Leaders of Today

Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011 / Time: 6:00am - 7:30am 

This event will feature a film documentary produced by the USIP 2010 Youth Diaspora Conference which brought together youth originally from Haiti, Nigeria, Iraq and Sri Lanka, now living in the Washington, D.C. area to share their stories and learn creative ways to engage in positive social change.  After the screening, participants from the 2010 conference will discuss the film, their own experiences as youth in the diaspora and will take on the challenges facing diaspora in the U.S. as well...

Youth

Post-Election Haiti: What Happens Next?

Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 / Time: 5:30am - 7:30am 

USIP's Haiti Working Group hosted a panel of distinguished experts on Haiti who discussed the prospects for Haiti's new leadership.

Blogs & Bullets: Social Media and the Struggle for Political Change

Date: Thursday, February 24, 2011 / Time: 11:45am - 1:15pm 

This event, held in Palo Alto, discussed the latest approaches to understanding the role of new media in peace and conflict. The conference brought together a diverse array of innovators from across the public, private and academic communities to share research in progress, with a particular focus on harnessing the insights of Silicon Valley companies whose products have been key enablers of political activism from Tehran to Tunisia, Cairo to Colombia.

What is in Haiti’s Future?

Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 / Time: 4:30am - 6:30am 

The return of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier to Haiti complicated the country’s political crisis and negatively impacted the ability of the international community to respond to the country’s mix of acute and chronic problems. Thomas Adams, the U.S. State Department’s Special Coordinator for Haiti, and a panel of distinguished experts looked ahead to the coming year.

Conflict Analysis & PreventionEnvironmentEconomics

Haiti: Elections in the Time of Cholera

Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2010 / Time: 9:00am - 11:00am 

Endangered by a cholera epidemic that has claimed thousands of lives, Haiti held elections for president and parliament on November 28. A panel of experts discussed the current situation in a public forum co-hosted by USIP’s Haiti Program and USIP’s Working Group on Health and Peacebuilding.

The MPICE Metrics Framework and the Haiti Stabilization Initiative

Date: Monday, December 6, 2010 / Time: 4:30am - 7:30am 

USIP is conducting a workshop to discuss lessons from use of the MPICE Metrics Framework to assess the Haiti Stabilization Initiative (HSI) and to draw more general lessons for the practice of measurement and evaluation.

Women and War

Women and War

Start: Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 7:00am / End: Friday, November 5, 2010 at 8:30am

In October 2000, the United Nations Security Council passed landmark Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security, which linked women’s experiences of conflict to the international peace and security agenda, acknowledging their peacemaking roles as well as the disproportionate impact of violent conflict on women. Ten years later, the U.S. Institute of Peace co-hosted a three-day Women and War conference focused on the varied experiences of women during wartime and how to make sustained progr...

Conflict Analysis & PreventionGender