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The Center for Complex Operations and the US Institute of Peace are co-sponsoring an event on March 5, 2010, on the relationship between Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) and Security Sector Reform (SSR). The event agenda may be accessed here.

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP at NDU's website. ()

A number of our INPROL members working in Haiti are still unaccounted for after the earthquake. We are hoping and praying for their safety. If you have been in touch with any of our INPROL colleagues in Haiti, please let INPROL know. Our thoughts go out to them, their families and all those who have been affected by this terrible disaster.

At this time, many of us feel helpless to assist. However, there is something we can all do right now. There is a massive humanitarian operation underway right now and funding is needed for rescue efforts and to provide healthcare, food, shelter and water to those affected by the earthquake. If you are based in the US, you can donate by texting Haiti, H-a-i-t-i, to 90999 and $10 will automatically be billed to your cell phone. For those outside the US, you can also donate to aid agencies working in Haiti right now. The following sites have links to some of them:

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/larry.king.live/

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/world/story/52530CC5AD9A5E99862576AA0068165D?OpenDocument ()

INPROL is pleased to announce the release of two new Consolidated Responses: "Establishing and Reforming Bar Associations in Post-Conflict States" and "International Standards that Relate to Detentions, Corrections, and Prisons." ()

The United Nations recently launched a new rule of law website, www.unrol.org. The site is maintained by the Rule of Law Unit in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, and describes itself as:

"a promotional and educational tool for practitioners and the general public. It seeks to inform users about the UN’s work in the field of rule of law, and its efforts to coordinate and strengthen system-wide approaches in this field. It is the central UN rule of law web-based resource, serving as a gateway to the rest of the UN’s related sites, and making information more widely accessible about UN rule of law issues and activities, and the various tools, documents and materials on the subject."

To learn more, you may visit the site at www.unrol.org. ()

*Update* - To view a video archive of the ASIL event, click here.

The American Society of International Law (ASIL) is hosting a "Women and Peacebuilding and Rule of Law" event at their Washington, DC headquarters on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, from 6:00pm to 8:30pm.

INPROL is proud to have partnered with ASIL on past programs and highly encourages our membership to attend this event. From the program description:

"Women are an important part of the peace building equation. Too often they are excluded or marginalized in the peace process. Limiting or excluding women in the peace building process not only leaves a critical resource untapped but also hinders a society's recovery. Women can be agents of change, advocates for justice and peace, and leaders in reestablishing rule of law.

Panelists at this event will discuss the critical role of women in peace building as well as comment on the recent UN Security Council report on Resolution 1820 on women, peace and security."

For more details, and to register for the event, please visit http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm?action=detail&rec=85. ()