Youth and Peacebuilding
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Latest from USIP on Youth and Peacebuilding
- September 17, 2012 | Publication
Tim Luccaro, USIP’s program officer in Kabul, discusses USIP’s work with Afghan youth volunteers to build greater community awareness of civic and legal rights, highlighting the need for greater recognition of Afghan youth’s role and participation in political and peace processes in Afghanistan.
- August 10, 2012 | In the Field
USIP Academy staff Linda Bishai and Jacqueline Wilson trained a group of youth visiting as part of the Banaa Scholarship program.
- August 9, 2012 | Publication
USIP awards two new grants to international groups that will work in Kyrgyzstan to help detect nascent conflicts and to bolster mediation and conflict resolution skills in the Central Asian nation.
- July 25, 2012 | Publication
USIP has established a program, Capacity-Building and Dialogues for Afghan Women, in an effort to reach beyond the capital Kabul and help prepare women elsewhere to play a role in peace and post-conflict processes.
- July 13, 2012 | Publication
On July 9, 43 second-year "Seeds" in their mid-to-late teens visited USIP for a briefing on the Institute’s work and to experience some of the content of the Institute’s Global Peacebuilding Center.
- June 22, 2012 | News Releases
High school students from the District of Columbia, Minnesota, and Arizona took top honors in the 25th annual National Peace Essay Contest, sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace.
- June 7, 2012 | Publication
USIP's Pakistan Program and its Security Sector Governance Center welcomed a delegation of senior Pakistani police officers recently for a discussion on police and law enforcement challenges in Pakistan. USIP's expertise on law enforcement in conflict and post-conflict environments formed the backbone of the afternoon's discussion.
- May 24, 2012 | Publication
Reflecting the Institute's commitment to utilizing cost-effective approaches to empower others with knowledge, skills, and resources that promote the peaceful resolution of conflict, USIP supports U.S. and Pakistani nonprofit organizations producing media geared toward women and youth, countering extremist messaging.
- May 10, 2012 | Publication
The Bond Street Theater project is a USIP program in which trained actors from the international community use theater as an educational tool to show Afghan students ways to prevent low-level conflict within families or communities.
- May 9, 2012 | Publication
The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) on May 9 convened experts to examine a key issue in strategically vital Pakistan: countering radicalization and violent extremism.
- April 9, 2012 | Course
Learn how to use Intergroup Dialogue (ID) to engage alienated groups in safe conversation about their identities with the goal of improving understanding, dismantling perceptions of the “other,” and creating alliances that help pave the way to greater intergroup cooperation and peaceful coexistence.
- March 28, 2012 | Event
On March 28 USIP hosted a presentation by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman who recently concluded visits to five key African states. Wendy Sherman shared her observations about the importance of a holistic approach to sustained political and social development, as well as economic growth.
- March 16, 2012 | Publication
The United States Institute of Peace proudly recognizes the ongoing work of the State of Texas in growing connections ranging from young people and technology to women in peacebuilding.
- February 23, 2012 | Publication
Pakistan's southern city of Karachi is increasingly rife with ethnic and sectarian violence. Endemic violence affects youth in particular, as they learn to use hostile action as the principal way to resolve conflict. Education plays a primary role in the attitudinal development of youth, but Karachi schools have yet to teach Pakistani youth how to effectively handle and mitigate local conflict.
- February 22, 2012 | Publication
USIP's Tara Sonenshine talks with a group of students studying public diplomacy from USC.