USIP is the independent, nonpartisan conflict management center created by Congress to prevent and mitigate international conflict without resorting to violence. USIP works to save lives as well as increase the government’s ability to deal with conflicts before they rise, reduce government costs and increase our national security.
USIP works on following themes:
•Working to Save Lives
•Strengthening the Government’s Ability to Manage Conflicts Before they escalate
•Reducing Government Costs
•Enhancing National Security
The United States Institute of Peace is a change agent which acts as a catalyst for empowering others to prevent, manage as well as resolve international conflict with the use of peaceful means. USIP leverages resources and skills for peace building. The organization develop the research, analysis, educational tools and understanding of international conflicts and then apply models and lessons learned in conflict zones around the world.
USIP is professionalizing the field of international conflict management, educating and training others, applying innovative tools in the field, convening experts, supporting policymakers and providing public education around issues of war and peace building. The organization has developed networks of local conflict management facilitators in zones of conflict such as Iraq and Afghanistan. USIP offer grants and fellowship in the Muslim world, the Balkans, Europe and Russia, the Middle East, the Western Hemisphere, and Africa.
The organization emphasizes on cross-cultural negotiations, religion, rule of law, gender, civil-military cooperation and economies in fragile states. This organization has active programs on media, technology, science and peace building, as well as dynamic computer-facilitated simulations of conflict management techniques.
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