Peacebuilding Toolkit Offers Practical Advice for Mediators

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The United States Institute for Peace (USIP), in partnership with the United Nations Mediation Support Unit, has developed a series of best practices handbooks on mediation and peacebuilding. Each handbook focuses on a specific facet of the mediator's trade, offering real world examples and practical guidance from experienced conflict mediation practitioners from around the world. The toolkit is designed to be a valuable resource for professional peacebuilders, mediators, policymakers and students.

The five volumes available as of April 2010 are:

• Managing a Mediation Process  
• Managing Public Information in a Mediation Process
• Integrating Internal Displacement in Peace Process and Agreements
• Debriefing Mediators to Learn from Their Experiences  
• Timing Mediation Initiatives

Future subjects for handbooks include:

• Negotiating with Terrorists
• Dealing with the Impact of an International Tribunal on a Peace Process