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Event Advisory: Celebrating Peace: 70 Years of the United Nations

Monday, November 2, 2015

News Type: Press Release

On Wednesday November 4 at 7pm USIP will host Ambassador Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General of the U.N., and Ms. Kristalina Georgieva of the European Commission to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations. The discussion, partnered with the Alliance for Peacebuilding and the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area, will focus on Sustainable Development Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies.  What strategies and global development commitments a...

15th Anniversary of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

News Type: Press Release

Over the past six years, USIP has instilled gender and peacebuilding as central to preventing and defusing violent conflict. Among our programs, USIP identifies and supports innovative ways for women in civil society to prevent extremist violence. The Men, Peace & Security Initiative addresses male-related issues in conflict. The Missing Peace Program to End Conflict-Related Sexual Violence convenes scholars to ensure their research reaches practitioners and policymakers. And USIP’s Academy h...

USIP Awards Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowships and Peace Scholarships for 2015-2016

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

News Type: Press Release

The U.S. Institute of Peace is pleased to announce the recipients of 10 competitive fellowships for 2015-2016 and the projects they will undertake on crucial topics advancing USIP’s mission and the field of peacebuilding, including the role of youth in violent extremism, the dynamics of refugee and displacement crises and the effects of civil war.

Foreign Policy Debate Features Two Prominent Scholars on Roots of Violent Extremism in Islam

Monday, November 9, 2015

News Type: Press Release

“Is violent extremism in Islam today the product of circumstances or the natural result of core tenets of the religion?” On November 9 – 10, Foreign Policy is featuring a two-day debate on its website to answer that question from two experts: Manal Omar, the U.S. Institute of Peace’s acting vice president for the Middle East and Africa Center, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a best-selling author who is founder of the AHA Foundation and an advocate for women’s rights and free speech.  Omar and Hirsi ...

Honor America’s Veterans by Building Peace

Honor America’s Veterans by Building Peace

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

News Type: Announcement

The U.S. Institute of Peace, too, aims to honor our veterans through daily work enshrined by Congress at the Institute’s founding: “to promote international peace and the resolution of conflicts among the nations and peoples of the world without recourse to violence.” In the three decades since USIP was founded, our researchers, trainers, mediators and other experts have increasingly found themselves pursuing their mission of global peacebuilding in the same difficult environments as U.S. ...

Secretary of State Kerry Delivers Syria Policy Speech at U.S. Institute of Peace

Secretary of State Kerry Delivers Syria Policy Speech at U.S. Institute of Peace

Thursday, November 12, 2015

News Type: Press Release

(Washington, D.C.) — Secretary of State John Kerry outlined the Obama administration’s strategy for Syria today in a speech at the U.S. Institute of Peace before leaving the U.S. for a trip that includes a stop in Vienna to continue talks seeking a diplomatic solution to the country’s civil war.

USIP Hosts Release of Afghanistan Public Perceptions Poll

Monday, November 16, 2015

News Type: Press Release

On Thursday, November 19 at 9:30 am USIP will host The Asia Foundation’s release of their 11th annual poll of public perceptions in Afghanistan. The Taliban’s capture in September of Kunduz adds to the many challenges   President Ashraf Ghani and CEO Abdullah Abdullah’s government face. This year’s survey will be the first in the series to reflect public perceptions of their administration.

Renewed Violence in Central African Republic

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

News Type: Press Release

(Washington) - On Monday, November 30 at 12:30 pm USIP invites you to join the Great Lakes Policy Forum and editors of Making Sense of the Central African Republic to discuss the roots of the recent upswing in violence in the Central African Republic.

U.S. Institute of Peace Expert to Provide Congressional Testimony on Afghanistan Strategy

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

News Type: Press Release

(Washington) -- Andrew Wilder, vice president of Asia Programs at the United States Institute of Peace will testify before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa on Wednesday, December 2, as part of an expert panel charged with “Assessing the President’s Strategy in Afghanistan.” The hearing will be in Rayburn 2172 at 2:00 p.m.