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Exiting Violence: Disengagement and Reconciliation for Community-Based Armed Groups

Exiting Violence: Disengagement and Reconciliation for Community-Based Armed Groups

Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 / Time: 9:30am - 11:00am EDT

On September 28, USIP and the RESOLVE Network hosted a virtual conversation as part of the seventh annual RESOLVE Global Forum Series. The discussion examined the complex interactions between armed groups, civilians, state actors and international security — as well as how members disengage from CBAGs and reconcile with their local communities.

Violent Extremism

Religion, Identity and Conflict in Northern Nigeria

Religion, Identity and Conflict in Northern Nigeria

Date: Thursday, September 9, 2021 / Time: 10:00am - 11:15am EDT

On September 9, USIP and Mercy Corps hosted a discussion of new research and evidence that examines the complex linkages between the political, economic and identity-based conflicts that are driving broader conflict in northern Nigeria — as well as the implications for policy and programmatic interventions. The conversation paid particular attention to the multiple overlapping...

Conflict Analysis & PreventionReligion

Leaving Boko Haram Behind

Leaving Boko Haram Behind

Date: Thursday, May 27, 2021 / Time: 10:00am - 11:15am EDT

On May 27, USIP hosted experts on Nigeria and violent extremism to discuss timely, policy-relevant findings about what it really takes for armed actors to leave terrorism behind. The conversation looked at ways to better understand policy relevant trends like the risks of recidivism, explored effective predictors of support for violence, and uncovered how community members actually view reintegratees.

Violent ExtremismReconciliationFragility & Resilience

Resilience in Conflict

Resilience in Conflict

Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 / Time: 10:00am - 11:00am 

Please join the U.S. Institute of Peace on December 12 for a streamed forum with thought leader and youth leader participants from USIP’s Generation Change Exchange with His Holiness the Dalai Lama as they share their expertise, discuss what it takes to build inner resilience and, crucially, examine how to strategically apply it to peacebuilding.

YouthFragility & Resilience

Achieving Peace in Nigeria

Achieving Peace in Nigeria

Date: Friday, September 21, 2018 / Time: 9:30am - 11:00am 

Building peace is a challenge we should all accept; how do you think we can achieve peace in your community and in Nigeria? On September 21, USIP held a Twitter chat on the International Day of Peace to participate in the #PeaceDayChallenge. Ideas were shared on how we can achieve sustainable peace in Nigeria by using #NGPeaceChat.

Global Elections & ConflictConflict Analysis & PreventionDemocracy & Governance

RESOLVE Network 2018 Global Forum

RESOLVE Network 2018 Global Forum

Date: Thursday, September 20, 2018 / Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm 

The threat of violent extremism is evolving. However, significant knowledge gaps continue to pose obstacles to those seeking to prevent and address it. The U.S. Institute of Peace and the RESOLVE Network joined for the Third Annual RESOLVE Network Global Forum on September 20 to explore new research angles and approaches for prevention and intervention of violent extremism in policy and practice.

Violent ExtremismConflict Analysis & PreventionFragility & Resilience

Moving from Ideas to Action on Youth, Peace and Security

Moving from Ideas to Action on Youth, Peace and Security

Date: Friday, September 14, 2018 / Time: 4:30am - 6:00am 

On September 14, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), a Geneva-based training arm of the United Nations, and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), an independent institute dedicated to the elimination of violent conflict, convened a strategic group of stakeholders to explore concrete ways the international community can support wider and more meaningful engagement of youth in peacebuilding.

YouthEducation & Training