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Libyan General Elections 2021: Discussion Series with Libyan Leaders - A Conversation with Fathi Bashagha Nov 05, 2021

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On October 27, USIP held the first in a series of public discussions with Libyan leaders connected to the elections scheduled in the coming months. These events will dive into complex questions regarding efforts to prevent electoral violence, the electoral process itself and leaders’ visions for restoring peace and stability in Libya. This first discussion featured Fathi Bashagha, who has held several important positions since the 2011 revolution, including as a member of the Libyan Military Council and the Libyan House of Representatives and as minister of interior in the Government of National Accord from 2018-2021.

Speakers

Fathi Bashagha Former Minister of Interior, Government of National Accord, Libya

Mike Yaffe, moderator Vice President, Middle East and North Africa Center, U.S. Institute of Peace

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/libyan-general-elections-2021-discussion-series-libyan-leaders

Taking Stock of U.S. Policy on Ethiopia: A Conversation with Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman Nov 02, 2021

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has signaled plans to launch a national dialogue and there are other efforts to build a national consensus on the political structure of Ethiopia. However, the country’s polarization — further deepened by the war — has created significant challenges in putting together an inclusive, genuine dialogue. On November 2, USIP hosted Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman, U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, for an address to take stock of the Biden-Harris administration’s policy toward Ethiopia and pathways toward halting violence and renewing the promise of reform, peace and prosperity.

Speakers

Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa

Lise Grande, moderator President and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/taking-stock-us-policy-ethiopia-conversation-ambassador-jeffrey-feltman

Incorporating Religious Sensitivity in Trauma Healing for Displaced Persons Oct 22, 2021

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As part of this year’s World Mental Health Day, the U.S. Institute of Peace and the U.S. Department of State’s Office of International Religious Freedom’s Strategic Religious Engagement Unit hosted a discussion on religion, MHPSS and migration. The conversation drew on findings from USIP’s initiative on Religious and Psychosocial Support for Displaced Trauma Survivors, which has identified specific ways in which faith-sensitive mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) can increase the effectiveness of trauma healing interventions for migrants and refugees. Panelists offered insight on actions that can be implemented in current efforts to assist migrants from highly religious contexts and to improve the quality of and accessibility to MHPSS to facilitate integration and reconciliation.

Speakers

Palwasha Kakar, opening remarks Interim Director, Religion and Inclusive Societies, U.S. Institute of Peace

Dan Nadel, opening remarks Senior Department Official, Office of International Religious Freedom, U.S. Department of State

Dr. Alastair Ager Director, Institute of Global Health and Development, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Dr. Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh Principal Investigator, Refugee Hosts; Professor of Migration and Refugee Studies, University College London

Dr. Wilson López López Professor, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

Cristal Palacios Founder and Director, Psicodiáspora Camilo Ramirez Parra Country Director, HIAS Colombia Nida Ansari, moderator Policy Advisor, Strategic Religious Engagement, U.S. Department of State

Andres Martinez Garcia, moderator Program Manager, Religion and Inclusive Societies, U.S. Institute of Peace

Jerry White, closing remarks Award-Winning Humanitarian Activist and Professor of Practice, University of Virginia

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/incorporating-religious-sensitivity-trauma-healing-displaced-persons

2021 Women Building Peace Award Ceremony Oct 21, 2021

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The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) Women Building Peace Award, now in its second year, celebrates extraordinary women from conflict-affected and fragile regions working to build peace. On October 20, we honored these heroic finalists and announced the recipient of the award. In addition to honoring the awardee and all the finalists, this year USIP paid special tribute to all Afghan women.

Speakers

Lise Grande President and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace

Kamissa Camara Senior Visiting Expert for the Sahel, U.S. Institute of Peace

Nancy Lindborg, Women Building Peace Council Honorary Chair President and CEO, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Megan Beyer, Women Building Peace Council Co-Chair Principal, Megan C Beyer Associates

Marcia Myers Carlucci, Women Building Peace Council Co-Chair Chair, Board of Trustees at National Museum of Women in the Arts

Nelufar Hedayat Journalist, Filmmaker

Michelle Howard U.S. Navy Admiral (Ret.)

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/2021-women-building-peace-award-ceremony

A Conversation with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Youth Leaders on Compassion, Education and Equality: Session 2 Oct 15, 2021

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For four years, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has met with youth leaders from conflict-affected regions for an intergenerational exchange at his compound in Dharamsala, India through the Generation Change Fellows Program at the U.S. Institute of Peace. In Session 2 on October 14, they spoke about education for the heart and mind.

Speakers

Lise Grande, welcoming remarks President and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Sharing of Stories and Q&A with USIP Generation Change Fellows

Lise Grande, moderator
Sophia Santi USIP Generation Change Fellow, Venezuela
Tania Rosas USIP Generation Change Fellow, Colombia
Nicholas Songora USIP Generation Change Fellow, Kenya
Faten Khalfallah USIP Generation Change Fellow, Tunisia

Discussion on Impact

Soukaina Hamia USIP Generation Change Fellow, Morocco

Closing Remarks

Lise Grande

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/conversation-his-holiness-dalai-lama-and-youth-leaders-compassion-education-and-equality

A Conversation with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Youth Leaders on Compassion, Education and Equality: Session 1 Oct 15, 2021

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Speakers

Lise Grande, welcoming remarks President and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Sharing of Stories and Q&A with USIP Generation Change Fellows

Lise Grande, moderator
Nyachangkuoth Rambang Tai USIP Generation Change Fellow, South Sudan
Ashar Omer USIP Generation Change Fellow, Afghanistan
Mithila Hore USIP Generation Change Fellow, Bangladesh
Muqimi Muborak USIP Generation Change Fellow, Tajikistan

Discussion on Impact

Gharsanay Amin USIP Generation Change Fellow, Afghanistan

Closing Remarks

Lise Grande

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/conversation-his-holiness-dalai-lama-and-youth-leaders-compassion-education-and-equality

The 30th Anniversary of Cambodia’s Paris Peace Agreements Oct 14, 2021

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October 23 marks 30 years since the Paris Peace Agreements (PPA) formally ended the Cambodian civil war. USIP and the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) hosted a discussion on October 14 that reflected on the principles of the agreements, the extent to which signatories have adhered to them and the continued relevance of the agreements today.

Speakers

Ariel Eckblad, remarks Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, U.S. Department of State.

H.E. Chum Sounry Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Cambodia

Lise Grande, opening remarks President and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace Craig Etcheson Visiting Scientist, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University Caroline Hughes Associate Dean for Policy & Practice; Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C. Chair in Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame Aizawa Nobuhiro Associate Professor, Kyushu University Sorpong Peou Professor, Ryerson University

Chak Sopheap Executive Director, Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR)

Andrew Wells-Dang, moderator Senior Expert, U.S. Institute of Peace

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/30th-anniversary-cambodias-paris-peace-agreements

Pakistan’s Economic Future Oct 14, 2021

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As Pakistani leaders meet with the International Monetary Fund, Pakistan continues to make the case for a new era of relations with the United States based on geoeconomics. On October 13, USIP hosted a conversation with Pakistani Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on the country’s economic future, efforts to pivot to a geoeconomic relationship with the United States, and the impact of Afghanistan’s crisis on regional stability.

Speakers

Lise Grande, opening remarks President and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace Shaukat Tarin Federal Minster of Financial and Revenue Affairs, Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Dr. Peter Lavoy, moderator Former Senior Director for South Asia, National Security Council

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/pakistans-economic-future

A Conversation with Republic of Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema Sep 23, 2021

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On September 23, USIP hosted a conversation with newly-elected Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema and a panel of experts that explored Hichilema’s governing priorities, as well as his approach toward key continent-wide issues such as Africa’s engagement with China, implementation of the African Union Agenda 2063, youth and gender issues, and lessons learned to strengthen democracy across Africa.

Speakers

Lise Grande, welcoming remarks President and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace

Ambassador George E. Moose, moderator Vice Chair of the Board, U.S. Institute of Peace

His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema President of the Republic of Zambia

Dana Banks Special Assistant to the President of the United States; Senior Director for Africa, National Security Council

Ambassador Johnnie Carson Senior Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/conversation-republic-zambia-president-hakainde-hichilema

The Peril and Potential of War Zone Partnerships Sep 16, 2021

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Violent conflicts are increasingly defined by overlapping webs of alliances, proxies and other types of “support relationships” between state and non-state belligerents. To help policymakers understand the stakes of these partnerships, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) recently launched its seminal report, “Allies, Partners and Proxies: Managing Support Relationships in Armed Conflict to Reduce the Human Cost of War.” On September 16, USIP and ICRC held a discussion on the report’s findings, how they can be applied to security partnerships, and the practical steps that U.S. and international policymakers should consider to better protect civilians in today’s increasingly complex crises.

Speakers

Lise Grande President and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace

Peter Maurer President, International Committee of the Red Cross

Lieutenant General Michael K. Nagata, USA (Ret)

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/peril-and-potential-war-zone-partnerships

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