Tuesday, May 14, 2024
USIP Traditional Justice Workshop for General McChrystal, ISAF in Afghanistan
At the request of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Commander General Stanley A. McChrystal, USIP led a half-day workshop on November 27 for nearly 60 ISAF commanders and soldiers on traditional justice in Afghanistan. Representatives from foreign embassies and the United Nations also participated. In his opening remarks to the event, General McChrystal thanked USIP for its rule of law work in Afghanistan, saying that improving access to fair justice in the country is a key ing...
In the Field: Polonnoruwa, Sri Lanka
USIP reports on how religious leaders are working to build peace in Sri Lanka after 26 years of civil war between the government and separatist rebels.
Exchanging Best Practices with Israeli Community Mediators
ETC/I Deputy Director Ted Feifer, Senior Program Officer Maria Jessop and CMCR Program Officer Marie Pace met with six Arab and Jewish community mediators from three “mixed” cities in Israel to share experiences and discuss best practices in Washington on August 25, 2009.
Senior Development Seminar: Defense Institute of International Legal Studies
Ted Feifer led a seminar at the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) in Newport, Rhode Island for twenty-three military officers and civilian government officials from seventeen countries, October 29-30, 2009.
Negotiation and Diplomatic Skills Training, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ted Feifer continued our skills training workshops for the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina with two programs on Negotiation and Diplomatic Skills held in Tuzla October 6-7 and Banja Luka October 8-9, 2009.
Young Iraqi Leaders at USIP for One-Day Training
USIP specialists discussed the tools and resources available online for peace-building with 60 university and 20 high school students, visiting the United States sponsored by the Department of State under the Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program.
Mediation Training for the OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Ted Feifer and Maria Jessop led a workshop focused on mediation for 23 international and national staff members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mission in Kosovo, in Pristina, September 9-11, 2009.
USIP Training Continues to Foster Strong, Capable Parliamentarians in Pakistan
On August 13th, at the request of the Pakistani Institute of Legislative Development And Transparency (PILDAT), USIP Senior Program Officer Nina Sughrue conducted a one day conflict management session for 21 Pakistani parliamentarians in Islamabad.
Negotiation Training Workshop for Junior Egyptian Diplomats
Ted Feifer and Mike Lekson held a two-day negotiations training workshop in Washington for 39 junior diplomats from the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Institute for Diplomatic Studies, on October 21-22, 2008.
Briefing U.S. Army Civil Affairs Officers
The Education and Training Center/International (ETC/I) conducted a series of briefings for 11 U.S. Army Reserve civil affairs service members on August 18 and 26, 2009 deploying to Djibouti with regional responsibilities as part of the U.S. military’s Africa Command.