ANGELL2379
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A bill is now making it's way through the gridlock of Congress courtesy of Rep. Matt Salmon that will prohibit funds for being used for the Institute of Peace. What is the Institute of Peace, you ask? Well, I'll tell you.
According the their website (www.usip.org):
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) was established by Congress in 1984 as an independent, federally-funded national security institution devoted to the nonviolent prevention and mitigation of deadly conflict abroad. USIP achieves its mission through its active engagements in the world’s conflict zones, teaching and training, research and analysis, and global grant-making.
Now they have listed some key examples of their work.
•In Libya: USIP experts were on the ground inside Libya well before the fall of the Moammar Qaddafi regime, building relationships among opposition leaders and conducting training that led to an alliance of conflict mediation facilitators who train professionals to intervene and resolve tribal disputes peacefully. USIP has trained hundreds of mediators and facilitators in postwar conflict prevention.
•In Afghanistan: More than a year ago, USIP convened a bipartisan, Senior Level Expert Working Group to coordinate the principle U.S. agencies and NGOs working on the upcoming elections in Afghanistan, significantly enhancing the likelihood of a nonviolent Afghan presidential transition in 2014. In eastern Afghanistan, USIP established Dispute Resolution Councils in the volatile Kunar and Nangarhar provinces. Since March 2010, these councils have participated in and recorded the resolution of more than 160 cases. By strengthening existing traditional justice mechanisms and training the local populations, USIP is helping prevent local disputes from escalating into broader conflicts in an efficient and effective way.
•In Myanmar-Burma: USIP is helping to develop the skills necessary to govern a modern nation following decades of isolation and totalitarian government. In particular, Burmese leaders turned to USIP for assistance in meeting their rule of law challenges. USIP is also training religious leaders throughout the country to help them learn methods of resolving Burma’s many religious and ethnic conflicts.
•In Iraq: USIP helped organize and advise Iraqi parliamentary minority groups to give them a more effective legislative voice, and USIP mediation facilitators successfully averted Christian and Shebak sectarian violence in the disputed Kurdish border areas. Other USIP experts successfully collaborated with the education ministries of Iraq and Kurdistan on a project to revamp the Iraqi elementary school curriculum to sow democratic values, citizenship skills and a unified Iraqi civic identity.
•In Syria: In early 2012, USIP provided technical assistance to Syrian dissidents and opposition leaders as they developed their plan for “The Day After” the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, addressing core transitional issues such as constitutional design, rule of law, and security sector reform. This USIP support helps builds the capacity and credibility of moderate Syrian actors and lessens the likelihood or scope of post-collapse retaliatory violence.
•In South Sudan: USIP regularly convenes dialogues to help manage tensions and establish regular structured contact between security officials and civil society actors to address potential conflicts before they spin out of control.
•In Sudan: USIP helped form and advise an umbrella organization of 40 Sudanese civil society organizations interested in assuring that Sudan’s announced constitutional drafting process be inclusive, participatory and transparent, an effort that, if successful, heightens the likelihood of stability for this fragile state.
•To prevent sexual violence in conflict: USIP convenes policymakers, practitioners and military and civil society actors to address challenges associated with reporting incidents and developing effective responses to such violence. USIP also collaborates with partners in Africa, Afghanistan, Iraq and Colombia, engaging both men and women in implementing practical, effective solutions to prevent and address gender violence in zones of conflict.
•To train practitioners: USIP actively supports the State Department’s Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) program, teaching conflict mediation and negotiation techniques for African security personnel for peacekeeping missions across the continent. In another effort, USIP teamed up with the U.S. Army to publish a manual to help individuals in all areas of government to prepare for the transition from war to peace that comes at the conclusion of any conflict. It is now considered the blueprint for creating successful transitions around the world.
Read the bill at:
http://thedailyfed.com/prohibit-funding-institute-peace/
According the their website (www.usip.org):
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) was established by Congress in 1984 as an independent, federally-funded national security institution devoted to the nonviolent prevention and mitigation of deadly conflict abroad. USIP achieves its mission through its active engagements in the world’s conflict zones, teaching and training, research and analysis, and global grant-making.
Now they have listed some key examples of their work.
•In Libya: USIP experts were on the ground inside Libya well before the fall of the Moammar Qaddafi regime, building relationships among opposition leaders and conducting training that led to an alliance of conflict mediation facilitators who train professionals to intervene and resolve tribal disputes peacefully. USIP has trained hundreds of mediators and facilitators in postwar conflict prevention.
•In Afghanistan: More than a year ago, USIP convened a bipartisan, Senior Level Expert Working Group to coordinate the principle U.S. agencies and NGOs working on the upcoming elections in Afghanistan, significantly enhancing the likelihood of a nonviolent Afghan presidential transition in 2014. In eastern Afghanistan, USIP established Dispute Resolution Councils in the volatile Kunar and Nangarhar provinces. Since March 2010, these councils have participated in and recorded the resolution of more than 160 cases. By strengthening existing traditional justice mechanisms and training the local populations, USIP is helping prevent local disputes from escalating into broader conflicts in an efficient and effective way.
•In Myanmar-Burma: USIP is helping to develop the skills necessary to govern a modern nation following decades of isolation and totalitarian government. In particular, Burmese leaders turned to USIP for assistance in meeting their rule of law challenges. USIP is also training religious leaders throughout the country to help them learn methods of resolving Burma’s many religious and ethnic conflicts.
•In Iraq: USIP helped organize and advise Iraqi parliamentary minority groups to give them a more effective legislative voice, and USIP mediation facilitators successfully averted Christian and Shebak sectarian violence in the disputed Kurdish border areas. Other USIP experts successfully collaborated with the education ministries of Iraq and Kurdistan on a project to revamp the Iraqi elementary school curriculum to sow democratic values, citizenship skills and a unified Iraqi civic identity.
•In Syria: In early 2012, USIP provided technical assistance to Syrian dissidents and opposition leaders as they developed their plan for “The Day After” the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, addressing core transitional issues such as constitutional design, rule of law, and security sector reform. This USIP support helps builds the capacity and credibility of moderate Syrian actors and lessens the likelihood or scope of post-collapse retaliatory violence.
•In South Sudan: USIP regularly convenes dialogues to help manage tensions and establish regular structured contact between security officials and civil society actors to address potential conflicts before they spin out of control.
•In Sudan: USIP helped form and advise an umbrella organization of 40 Sudanese civil society organizations interested in assuring that Sudan’s announced constitutional drafting process be inclusive, participatory and transparent, an effort that, if successful, heightens the likelihood of stability for this fragile state.
•To prevent sexual violence in conflict: USIP convenes policymakers, practitioners and military and civil society actors to address challenges associated with reporting incidents and developing effective responses to such violence. USIP also collaborates with partners in Africa, Afghanistan, Iraq and Colombia, engaging both men and women in implementing practical, effective solutions to prevent and address gender violence in zones of conflict.
•To train practitioners: USIP actively supports the State Department’s Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) program, teaching conflict mediation and negotiation techniques for African security personnel for peacekeeping missions across the continent. In another effort, USIP teamed up with the U.S. Army to publish a manual to help individuals in all areas of government to prepare for the transition from war to peace that comes at the conclusion of any conflict. It is now considered the blueprint for creating successful transitions around the world.
Read the bill at:
http://thedailyfed.com/prohibit-funding-institute-peace/
