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Updated: July 24, 2008

The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan institution established and funded by Congress. Its goals are to help prevent and resolve violent international conflicts, promote post-conflict stability and development, and increase conflict management capacity, tools, and intellectual capital worldwide.

The Institute does this by empowering others with knowledge, skills, and resources, as well as by directly engaging in peacebuilding efforts around the globe.

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Afghanistan: Killing Friends, Making Enemies

Map of Afghanistan. (Courtesy: University of Texas Libraries)

Largely due to a dramatic increase in the use of air power, civilian casualties in Afghanistan have spiked recently. This USIPeace Briefing discusses this enormous problem.

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Riot police on the back of a pick up truck outside the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, (MDC), headquarters, during a raid in Harare, Friday April 25, 2008. During the raid police forcibly took hundreds into custody and arrested 300 people. The MDC and independent religious and human rights groups have accused President Robert Mugabe's regime of a violent crackdown on dissent since the March 29 elections. (AP Photo)

Zimbabwe's Electoral Violence
What are the national, regional and international consequences of recent electoral violence in Zimbabwe? What triggered the outbreak?
Read more from Senior Research Associate Dorina Bekoe

Mama Toomey, a spiritual leader, discussed the role of women in society at a meeting for the Rule of Law project.

Liberia: Promoting Rule of Law
To assist Liberia's recovery after a 14 year civil war, USIP has led an unique program based on both formal institutions and local practices of justice.
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Religious leaders at the Islamic Christian Summit. (AP Photo/Corrado Giambalvo)

Online Certificate Course in Interfaith Conflict Resolution
This new course focuses on objectives, methods and best practices of interfaith dialogue.
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Education and Training Center

One of the Institute's congressional mandates is to "serve the people and the government through the widest possible range of education and training...to promote international peace and the resolution of conflicts..." The Education and Training Center's mission is to help fulfill this mandate.