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USAID/East Africa Acting Regional Director Larry Meserve and Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Eng. Mahboub M. Maalim, sign agreement for continuing USAID/East Africa support to IGAD‟s Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism (CEWARN) on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at USAID/East Africa in Nairobi.
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Scene from a workshop on promoting peace through African female leadership.
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Scene from a workshop on promoting peace through African female Leadership.
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COMESA Assistant Secretary General Ambassador Nagla El-Hussainy signing the MOU with officials from the DRC Government at Kasumbalesa.
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Women from Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya hold hands in solidarity at the closing of meeting.
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Mission Directors (front row center) from USAID Ethiopia, East Africa and Kenya with participants from Women’s Regional gathering.
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Participants receive certificates following a conference on Djiboutian Women's Participation in the Electoral Process. USAID is working to increase voter awareness, especially among women.
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Dekha Ibrahim Abdi, on the right, facilitates peace talks at a meeting between Mandera, Gedo and Dollo representatives in 2006.
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Ambassador Ranneberger with the team from Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI).
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Participants gather at the Practical Peace Conference in October. USAID works to promote durable peace and security among cross-border pastoralist communities in the Horn of Africa.
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Dekha with elders from Samburu.
Photo: Janet Bland
Pastoralists from Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia sell their livestock at the regional Peace Market in Mandera.
Photo: Janet Bland
Pastoralists from Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia buy and sell livestock at the Peace Market in Mandera, Kenya. Community-based committees at the market help to resolve conflict disputes.
Photo: Janet Bland
Women share a friendly conversation at the Peace Market in Mandera, Kenya. Part of the Cross-Border Peace Initiative, the market was established to help develop practical problem-solving partnerships between cross-border communities from Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya.
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The South Omo-Turkana Cross-Border Conflict Mitigation Initiative Area Coverage
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CEWARN's focus is on cross-border pastoral conflicts. It is currently operational in two pilot areas: the Karamoja Cluster, situated on the borders of Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan and Kenya, and the Somali cluster on the Ethiopian, Kenyan and Somali borders.
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Support from USAID helps provide early warning information on cross-border pastoral conflicts in Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya. This information helps states prevent the escalation of violence.
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Kaabong women in Uganda sing peace and reconciliation songs. USAID's Regional Conflict Management and Governance program supports efforts to address violent conflict.
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Somali/Kenya Peace Dialogues held in El Wak, Somalia help lay the foundation for building trust and relationships.
Photo: DAI
A Senior Advisor meets with the Livestock Management Committee. USAID initiatives established the committee to help ensure equal access to the livestock market in the cross-border area of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.
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Peace Co-ordinators follow the elder's discussions on peace in Mandera (Kenya) and Gedo (Somalia).
Photo: DAI
Jie (Uganda) youth herding his cattle.
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Representatives from the governments of Kenya and Uganda celebrate the signing of a peace agreement.
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An abducted Turkana (Kenya) child is returned to his home by a Dodoth (Uganda) elder.
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Returnees to El Wak, Somalia following the Peace Agreement. USAID initiatives are helping to build trust between communities in the region.
Photo: Leslie Rose/USAID
In the DRC, USAID is helping to re-integrate ex-soldiers into the community by providing them training in useful skills.
Photo: Leslie Rose/USAID
Soldiers contemplate disarmament in eastern DRC.
Photo: Leslie Rose/USAID
Ex-combatants transform a small valley into 42 fish ponds that will soon be the home of a university fish pond training center.