http://www.usip.org/events/upcoming-events List of Upcoming Events xx http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usip-events/~3/bGmHe0P5t98/displacement-in-colombia With more than four million internally displaced Colombians- an average of more than a quarter of a million people annually in recent years- and almost half a million more forced to flee across national borders in search of safety, Colombia now ranks just behind Sudan in the numbers of people displaced by the conflict.&nbsp; Women, youth, Afro-Colombians, and indigenous communities have been disproportionately affected by the conflict and by the displacement it causes. <p><a href="http://www.usip.org/events/displacement-in-colombia">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/usip-events/~4/bGmHe0P5t98" height="1" width="1"/> Colombia Conflict Management and Resolution Human Rights Population and Diaspora Transitional Justice Women Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0600 jsawers 4568 at http://www.usip.org http://www.usip.org/events/displacement-in-colombia http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usip-events/~3/6mmGwD218_M/international-engagement-somalia Serious and contentious questions surround the issue of how the international community should relate to Somalia. Should major support be given to the Transitional Federal Government? Should the African Union peacekeeping force be expanded? <p><a href="http://www.usip.org/events/international-engagement-somalia">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/usip-events/~4/6mmGwD218_M" height="1" width="1"/> Africa Somalia Conflict Analysis Conflict Management and Resolution Governance Humanitarian Efforts Negotiation and Diplomacy Political Systems and International Relations Religion Security and Strategy Terrorism and Political Extremism Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:00:00 -0600 sschwartz 4574 at http://www.usip.org http://www.usip.org/events/international-engagement-somalia