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As a national, nonpartisan, independent Institute, the U.S. Institute of Peace draws on our exceptional convening power to create opportunities for diverse audiences to exchange knowledge, experiences, and ideas necessary for creative solutions to difficult challenges. We serve as an important, neutral platform for bringing together government and nongovernment, diplomacy, security, and development actors, and participants across political views. The Institute’s events help shape public policy and priorities to advance peaceful solutions to conflict and strengthen international security.

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Women Leading Change in Transitioning Societies

Women Leading Change in Transitioning Societies

Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2012 / Time: 6:00am - 8:30am 

The U.S. Institute of Peace, in collaboration with Vital Voices Global Partnership and the Royal Norwegian Embassy, explored the kinds of leadership that are most effective in societies undergoing upheaval and/or transition. Women leaders from Liberia, Pakistan, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Samoa and Mexico offered compelling accounts of their innovative leadership approaches in two sessions at USIP on June 5. These women, who have just been recognized as the 2012 honorees of t...

Gender

SAVING FACE - A Special Screening and Conversation with Oscar-Winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 / Time: 9:30am - 11:00am 

On May 22 USIP hosted a special screening of the Oscar-winning documentary “Saving Face,” followed by a conversation with filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on the documentary, and more broadly on the state of Pakistan’s women and how acid attack violence presents an opportunity for a greater role for women in addressing Pakistan’s challenges.

Conflict Analysis & Prevention;  Gender;  Human Rights

Who Owns the Syrian Revolution?

Who Owns the Syrian Revolution?

Date: Friday, March 9, 2012 / Time: 4:30am - 7:45am 

As the Syrian uprising enters its second year, uncertainty about the challenges confronting women and minorities looms especially large.  Women have played a critical role throughout the uprising, with activists like Suhair al-Attasi, Razan Zaitouneh, and others emerging as leaders of protest and resistance to the Assad regime.  Yet their contributions have often been overshadowed. Questions persist about whether women’s concerns and perspectives will be fully addressed, either in the current...

Gender

Women, Peace and Security in Afghanistan: Prospects on the Way Forward

Women, Peace and Security in Afghanistan: Prospects on the Way Forward

Date: Thursday, February 16, 2012 / Time: 5:00am - 6:30am 

The Embassy of Finland and USIP hosted a panel discussion titled "Women, Peace, and Security in Afghanistan: Prospects on the Way Forward." The discussion offered a timely follow-up to the International Afghanistan Conference held in Bonn in December 2011. The panelists representing the governments of Afghanistan, Finland and the United States, as well as Afghan civil society examined ways to better ensure an active role for women in the current peace processes and reconstruction efforts.

Gender

Pakistani Peacemakers: The Challenges for Civil Society Actors

Pakistani Peacemakers: The Challenges for Civil Society Actors

Date: Thursday, January 19, 2012 / Time: 5:00am - 7:00am 

The U.S. Institute of Peace, in collaboration with the Institute for Inclusive Security, hosted a panel of experts to examine the ways in which diverse civil society actors, including youth and women, as well as the media, religious and business communities, confront real conflicts with collaborative problem-solving approaches.

Gender;  Religion;  Youth

Women Fighting for Peace in Iraq

Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 / Time: 4:30am - 7:30am 

On December 6, the U.S. Institute of Peace facilitated a discussion featuring two women NGO leaders from Iraq whose USIP-supported projects enable them to promote positive participatory roles for women as peacebuilders and provide mechanisms and strategies to combat discrimination and violence against women in Iraq.

Gender;  Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Haiti: Reconstruction and the Role of Women

Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 / Time: 4:30am - 7:00am 

On November 29, 2011, the U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a panel of distinguished experts who discussed the situation of women in Haiti and their role in reconstruction.  The event featured a delegation of women leaders from Haiti and an exhibition of photos taken by Haitian women depicting their lives in the tent cities around Port-au-Prince.  Read the event coverage, Rep. Donna Edwards: Invest in Women to Rebuild Haiti

Gender

Global Security: Through a Bosnian Lens

Global Security: Through a Bosnian Lens

Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 / Time: 11:00am - 1:30pm 

USIP, in collaboration with the Institute for Inclusive Security, USAID, and Vital Voices, hosted a discussion with Ambassador Swanee Hunt and USAID’s Deputy Administrator Donald Steinberg on lessons emerging from the Bosnia conflict with a particular focus on the best ways to ensure a direct role for women in peacebuilding efforts worldwide. In addition, film producer Abigail Disney and film director Pamela Hogan presented their PBS documentary, “I Came to Testify,” that describes how a grou...

Gender

Women and War Series: Peace Unveiled in Afghanistan

Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 / Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm 

Hosted by Congressman Russ Carnahan, and co-hosted by the Office of Senator John Kerry and the Office of Senator Barbara Boxer, the U.S. Institute of Peace, Fork Films, the Institute for Inclusive Security, and Vital Voices, collaborated on the pre-screening and panel discussion of the new film, "Peace Unveiled" on October 5, 2011 at the Congressional Visitors Center Theater in Washington, DC.

Gender