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Activities in Iraq, Sudan and Beyond

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USIP experts are more than analysts -- they are practitioners that can often be found far outside Washington, D.C. putting conflict resolution methods into practice and aiding in the rebuilding and stabilization of communities that have experienced conflict. This series summarizes recent examples of USIP efforts to resolve conflicts around the world.

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	USIP Co-convenes Two Asia Conferences amid Heightened Tensions on the Korean Peninsula January 2011 USIP experts traveled to the Korean Peninsula for a pair of conferences co-convened by USIP's Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolution. The discussions addressed rising tensions in the region and explored ways to reduce risk and build confidence between the parties. Countries: Korean Peninsula \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy
	USIP Conducts Second Referendum Violence Prevention Workshop in Rumbek January 2011 Academy staff Linda Bishai and Nina Sughrue traveled with Kelly Campbell (contractor) to Rumbek, Sudan November 17-22, 2010 to provide a training workshop on Referendum Violence Prevention (RVP). Countries: Sudan \| Issue Areas: Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding

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	Mediation Support Network Conference January 2011 In late October 2010, USIP's Virginia Bouvier traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, where nearly two dozen members of Mediation Support Network (MSN) organizations gathered at the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (CHD) headquarters to discuss “Assessing Good Mediation and Mediation Support Practice — Outcome and Impact.” The meetings were conducted under Chatham House Rules, and all remarks from the MSN sessions were off-the-record and not for attribution. Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation
	USIP Co-convenes Two Asia Conferences amid Heightened Tensions on the Korean Peninsula January 2011 USIP experts traveled to the Korean Peninsula for a pair of conferences co-convened by USIP's Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolution. The discussions addressed rising tensions in the region and explored ways to reduce risk and build confidence between the parties. Countries: Korean Peninsula \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy
	USIP Conducts Second Referendum Violence Prevention Workshop in Rumbek January 2011 Academy staff Linda Bishai and Nina Sughrue traveled with Kelly Campbell (contractor) to Rumbek, Sudan November 17-22, 2010 to provide a training workshop on Referendum Violence Prevention (RVP). Countries: Sudan \| Issue Areas: Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	The Cross-Border Dialogue Initiative January 2011 The Cross-Border Dialogue Initiative empowers border communities to solve their own problems non-violently and to advocate for their own needs and aspirations non-violently with their own governments and with international actors. Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Education, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding, Workshops and Training in Zones of Conflict
	Ahead of the Southern Sudan Referendum in January, USIP begins a series of Violence Prevention Workshops October 2010 USIP conducted a series of Electoral Violence Prevention (EVP) workshops across Sudan from June 2009 to February 2010. The workshops were well attended by representatives of diverse sectors of Sudanese society (including teachers, students, civil society, police and clergy). In addition, a group of facilitators from both north and south Sudan was trained to conduct further EVP training and education sessions within their local communities as well as numerous public fora on EVP were conducted throughout the country. Countries: Sudan \| Issue Areas: Training \| Programs: Workshops and Training in Zones of Conflict

	Mediation Support Network Conference January 2011 In late October 2010, USIP's Virginia Bouvier traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, where nearly two dozen members of Mediation Support Network (MSN) organizations gathered at the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (CHD) headquarters to discuss “Assessing Good Mediation and Mediation Support Practice — Outcome and Impact.” The meetings were conducted under Chatham House Rules, and all remarks from the MSN sessions were off-the-record and not for attribution. Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation
	USIP Co-convenes Two Asia Conferences amid Heightened Tensions on the Korean Peninsula January 2011 USIP experts traveled to the Korean Peninsula for a pair of conferences co-convened by USIP's Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolution. The discussions addressed rising tensions in the region and explored ways to reduce risk and build confidence between the parties. Countries: Korean Peninsula \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy
	USIP Conducts Second Referendum Violence Prevention Workshop in Rumbek January 2011 Academy staff Linda Bishai and Nina Sughrue traveled with Kelly Campbell (contractor) to Rumbek, Sudan November 17-22, 2010 to provide a training workshop on Referendum Violence Prevention (RVP). Countries: Sudan \| Issue Areas: Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
	The Cross-Border Dialogue Initiative January 2011 The Cross-Border Dialogue Initiative empowers border communities to solve their own problems non-violently and to advocate for their own needs and aspirations non-violently with their own governments and with international actors. Countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan \| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Education, Mediation and Facilitation, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Training \| Programs: Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding, Workshops and Training in Zones of Conflict
	Ahead of the Southern Sudan Referendum in January, USIP begins a series of Violence Prevention Workshops October 2010 USIP conducted a series of Electoral Violence Prevention (EVP) workshops across Sudan from June 2009 to February 2010. The workshops were well attended by representatives of diverse sectors of Sudanese society (including teachers, students, civil society, police and clergy). In addition, a group of facilitators from both north and south Sudan was trained to conduct further EVP training and education sessions within their local communities as well as numerous public fora on EVP were conducted throughout the country. Countries: Sudan \| Issue Areas: Training \| Programs: Workshops and Training in Zones of Conflict