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| 2009 Training Programs |
Occupation and Peacebuilding
Jordan Institute of Diplomacy, Amman, Jordan
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Offered in partnership with the Jordan Institute of Diplomacy
and the Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research at Harvard University.
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February 25-26, 2009
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Islamic Law and Protection of Civilians
Jordan Institute of Diplomacy, Amman, Jordan
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Offered in partnership with the Jordan Institute of Diplomacy and the
Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research at Harvard University.
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February 28-March 1, 2009
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2008 Training Programs |
| Specialized courses in: Public Relations, Conference Management, Protocol and Etiquette. |
participants: staff of the Gaddafi International Foundation for Charity |
January 20 -
March 13, 2008 |
Advanced Training onInternational Humanitarian Law and Policy |
An Advanced Training onInternational Humanitarian Law and Current Conflicts: Challenges and Dilemmas
Co-sponsored by The Jordan Institute for Diplomacy (JID) and The Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research (HPCR) at Harvard University |
January 20-24, 2008 |
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| Protocol and Etiquette |
participants:Employees of the Secretariat-General of Iraqi Council of Ministers. |
6/1/2008 – 17/1/2008 |
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2007 Training Programs |
On the 2nd of December 2007 the seventh training program for the newly appointed diplomatic attachés began. In accordance with Article 18 of the Jordanian Statute of Diplomatic Corps, the duration of this mandatory training is one year.
The program includes 750 training hours that will cover three complementary aspects of diplomacy: theory, practice and culture. All sessions are designed to provide a cross section of related material that meets the requirements of contemporary diplomacy. The training aims at expanding the diplomats' knowledge of essential subjects and enhancing their skills to the level where they may perform as distinguished diplomats. |
| Etiquette and the Art of Communication |
participants: Ministry of Agriculture employees. |
25/11/2007 – 29/11/2007 |
| Public Relations |
participants: Ministry of Agriculture employees. |
25/11/2007 – 28/11/2007 |
| Public Diplomacy |
participants: Ministry of Agriculture employees. |
25/11/2007 – 29/11/2007 |
| Effective Meetings Management |
participants: Ministry of Agriculture employees. |
14/11/2007 – 15/11/2007 |
| Administrative and Strategic Planning |
participants: Ministry of Agriculture employees. |
11/11/2007 – 13/11/2007 |
| Crisis Management |
participants: Ministry of Agriculture employees. |
7/11/2007 – 8/11/2007 |
| Problem Analyses and Decision Making |
participants: Ministry of Agriculture employees. |
4/11/2007 - 6/11/2007 |
Protocol and Etiquette |
participants:Traffic Policewomen Officers. |
11/11/2007 - 8/11/2007 |
Protocol and Etiquette |
participants:Traffic Policewomen Officers. |
4/11/2007 - 8/11/2007 |
Protocol and Etiquette |
participants:Traffic Policewomen Officers. |
28/10/2007 - 1/11/2007 |
Protocol and Etiquette |
participants:Traffic Policewomen Officers. |
22/10/2007 - 27/10/2007 |
Protocol and Etiquette |
participants:Protocol Officers of the Public Committee for Public Security from Libya. |
26/8/2007 - 29/8/2007 |
Protocol and Public Relations |
participants: Protocol Officers of the Armed Forces, Jordan |
12/8/2007 - 14/8/2007 |
Protocol and Etiquette |
participants: Policewomen officers corps of the Public Security, Libya. |
26/8/2007-
29/8/2007 |
Brief and Report Writings and Archivings |
participants: public and private sectors, Jordan. |
22/7/2007
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25/7/2007 |
Enhancing Managerial and Administrative Performance |
14 participants from the public and private sectors. |
9/7/2007
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12/7/2007 |
A two-week training program organized in cooperation with the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation (KAS) under the supervision of the JID in Germany and Belgium |
Arab diplomats from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, and Jordan. |
8/7/2007 –
18/7/2007 |
Public Relations, Protocol and Etiquette |
13 bank employees from Jordan. |
27/5/2007 –
31/5/2007 |
Public Relations and Protocol |
37 participants from various government. organizations |
8/4/2007 –
12/4/2007 |
Protocol and Etiquette |
28 participants from various government organizations. |
4/3/2007 –
8/3/2007 |
Technical Attachés |
6 participants from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to be appointed as cultural attachés in different Jordanian missions abroad . |
7/1/2007 –
8/2/2007 |
Mid-Level Diplomatic Leaderships |
19 second and third secretaries from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. |
7/1/2007 –
31/1/2007 |
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Three special training programs were organized for diplomats to be assigned to diplomatic missions abroad. These were: |
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Investment and Economic Promotion Skills Program |
Jordan Investment Board |
19 diplomats |
7/1/2007 –
5/7/2007 |
Grants and External Assistance Program |
Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation |
4 diplomats |
8/7/2007 –
12/7/2007 |
Tourism Program |
Jordan Tourism Board |
7 diplomats |
15/7/2007–
16/7/2007 |
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The following programs are planned to take place or start before the end of 2007: |
New Diplomatic Attachés Program 7 |
2nd half of October |
Protocol and Etiquette |
2nd half of October |
Public Relations |
1st half of November |
Administrative and Strategic Planning |
2nd half of November |
Meeting and Conference Management |
1st half of December |
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| 2006 Programs |
Public Relations |
19 participants from various government organizations |
18/12 – 21/12/2006 |
Spouses of Jordanian Diplomats Program 6 |
6 participants |
5/1 –
20/11/2006 |
New Diplomatic Attachés Program 6 |
12 attachés |
15/10 2006–24/7/2007 |
Legal Framework for Processing Diplomatic Representatives Affairs |
20 Directors of customs centers of the Customs Department |
10/11– 10/12/2006 |
New Non-Career Ambassadors Qualifying Program |
2 ambassador designates |
6/8–
10/8/2006 |
Letter and Report Writing and Archiving |
8 participants from the Investment Unit of the Social Security Corporation |
5-7/8/2006 |
Protocol and Etiquette Program |
12 participants from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the National Resources Investment & Development Corporation ‘Mawared’ |
23/7– 27/7/2006 |
Enhancing Managerial and Administrative Performance |
20 participants from various government organizations |
22/7–
24/7/2007 |
Public Relations and Protocol program |
15 participants from the Central Bank of Jordan |
16/7 –
20/7/2006 |
Administrative and Strategic Planning |
17 participants from various government organizations |
11/7–
13/7/2006 |
Consular and Financial Skills |
9 diplomats whose transfer to diplomatic missions abroad had already been promulgated |
28/6– 8/7/2006 |
Future Studies Program |
14 participants from various government organizations |
18/6–
22/6/2006 |
Special Protocol and Etiquette Program |
2 diplomats from the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
16/4– 27/4/2006 |
Communication Skills |
12 diplomats and administrative staff from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
19/3–
23/3/2006 |
Diplomatic Language and Diplomatic Law |
13 diplomats and administrative staff from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
12/3–
16/3/2006 |
Technical Attachés Program (cultural counselors and attachés) |
7 participants from the Ministry of Education |
5/3–6/4/2006 |
Protocol and Etiquette |
23 participants from various government organizations |
19/1–
23/1/2006 |
Public Relations |
20 participants from the public and private sector |
23/1–
26/1/2006 |
Brown Bag Program of Meetings for Diplomats |
13 diplomats of different ranks |
8/1–
13/6/2006 |
Mid-Level Technical Skills for Diplomats (second and third secretaries) |
9 diplomats |
2/1 – 9/2/2006 |
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| Conferences |
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The Regional Center on Conflict Prevention of the Jordan Institute of Diplomacy with the cooperation of the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation organized International Conference : “Global Common Challenges and Regional Trends – the Arab World in Times of Change” held in Amman on 3rd and 4th November 2007.(Remarks by the President) |
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The “NATO Objectives and Policies in the Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue Countries and the Greater Middle East”. The conference was organized in cooperation with the Regional Center on Conflict Prevention and the NATO Public Policy Administration. A group of academics and decision makers from NATO, Egypt, France, Algeria, UK, Morocco, Tunisia, and Jordan exchanged views on the means to enhance and improve the role of NATO in the Mediterranean region. |
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"Security and Cooperation in the Middle East and North Africa” Conference. This conference was organized in the framework of the Canadian-Danish initiative in cooperation with the Regional Center on Conflict Prevention. The conference brought a group of international security and cooperation experts from government and civil society organizations to create a methodology for security and cooperation in the region. A number of experts took part from Algeria, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Belgium, Britain, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and Bahrain. |
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| Seminars |
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UN Peacekeeping Doctrine". This Roundtable was organized under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Marouf Al Bakhit , Prime Minister of Jordan in the period (5-6/9/2007) in cooperation with UN Peacekeeping Department Operations, Folke Bernadotte Academy and Person Peace Keeping Center. The Roundtable brought experts from Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Jordan. (Keynote Remarks by the Prime Minister) |
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In the context of the New Diplomatic Attachés Program, 6th group, the following seminars were held: |
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Jordanian National Security and the Role of Foreign Policy, in cooperation with the Royal Jordanian National Defense College on 16/5/2007. |
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Interfaith Cultural Dialogue on 1/5/2007 |
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“International Humanitarian Law,” which was organized in cooperation with the International Committee for the Red Cross in Amman on 14/2/2007 |
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In addition, the following seminars were held: |
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“In search of Peace: Conflict Approaches”. The seminar was organized in cooperation with the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (national school for administration of France) and support from the French Diplomatic mission in Amman, in the period 26/2 – 28/2/2007. 37 Participants from various government organizations took part. |
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Anti Corruption Seminar. This seminar was held over two days (19-20/6/2006) in cooperation with France’s Service Central de Prévention de la Corruption (SCPC) -- central service for the prevention of corruption -- and with the support of the French Diplomatic mission in Amman. 31 Participants from different government organizations concerned took part in the seminar, in which a number of working papers were presented by French experts from the SCPC and from the French Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Interior. A paper was also presented by His Excellency Dr. Muhyiddine Touq, former JID president and Chairman of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNDOC) Committee. |
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Regional Seminar on Public Service and Human Resources. The three-day (11-13/6/2006) seminar was held at the JID in cooperation with the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA) and with support from the French Embassy in Amman. 15 civil servants took part from Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and the Sultanate of Oman. A number of working papers were presented by French experts and other participants. |
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The Role of Civil Society Institutions in Building and Consolidating the Culture of Human Rights. This seminar was organized on 23/5/2006 in cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Center for Human Rights, and the JID. This was the first meeting of its kind between Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and representatives of civil society institutions and NGOs to explore means of cooperation between institutions of the State and civil society in enhancing human rights in Jordan. The Morning session explored the establishment of the theoretical framework for the role of civil society in supporting human rights in Jordan, while the evening session explored the vision of civil society of its role in promoting and protecting human rights, including practical applications and obstacles. His Excellency the Minster of Foreign Affairs attended the opening and closing sessions. |
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| Lectures |
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Specialized lectures: |
As part of the curriculum of the New Diplomatic Attachés Program, the JID hosted a number of ambassadors and high ranking officials, thinkers, politicians, and journalists to give specialized lectures to participants. These were: |
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Sultan Hattab |
The Role of Jordan in Serving Arab Causes |
14/5/2007 |
Mohammad Abou Rumman |
The political Role of Islamist Movements in Jordan |
3/5/2007 |
H.E. Mr. Taher Al-Masri |
The Middle East, whereto? |
26/4/2007 |
Counsellor Hassan Al-Anbari |
The Western Outlook to Islam and Muslims |
26/4/2007 |
Ambassador Mohammad Al-Khalidi |
Diplomatic Comportment |
24/4/2007 |
Dr. Muwaffaq Al-Ajlouni |
The Role of the Diplomat in Destination Countries of Expatriates and Emigrants |
24/4/2007 |
The Ambassador of Chile in Jordan |
Latin America and Middle East Issues |
12/3/2007 |
The Ambassador the European Union |
The Relationship Between the EU and Jordan |
25/1/2007 |
H.E. Dr. Fayez Al-Tarawneh |
Current Situation in the Middle East and its Effects on Jordan |
4/3/2007 |
The U.S. Ambassador in Amman |
Relations Between the U.S. and Jordan |
10/1/2007 |
The UK Ambassador in Amman |
Relations Between Britain and Jordan and Britain’s Policy on the Middle East |
25/1/2007 |
Dr. Saleh Al-Ma’aytah |
Jordan’s Relations with NATO |
28/12/2006 |
The Chargé d’Affaires of the Sudanese Diplomatic mission in Amman |
The Darfur Problem |
24/12/2006 |
H.E. Mr. Abdul Ra'ouf Al Rawabdeh |
Jordan Between History and Geography |
21/12/2006 |
The Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Amman |
The Policy of the Russian Federation in the Middle East |
19/12/2006 |
The U.S. Ambassador in Amman |
The Policy of the U.S. in the Middle East |
7/12/2006 |
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Dr. Toby Dodge, Counselor/ Director of the Gulf Countries Program of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) of the UK gave a lecture entitled: “Is the U.S. Already Defeated in Iraq? The Causes and Consequences” on 30/10/2006. The lecture was attended by a number of intellectuals, politicians, and participants in the JID’s New Diplomatic Attachés Program. |
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In the presence of Her Highness Princess Muna Al-Hussein, and a number of spouses of Arab and foreign diplomats accredited in Jordan, and in cooperation with the Cultural Committee for Wives of Diplomats, Dr. Khaled Abou Rumman and Dr. Ismail Bilbeisi from the Ministry of Health gave a lecture on avian flu on 8/2/2006. |
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Public lectures: |
The JID organizes a series of lectures to discuss the top issues in the world: |
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Jordanian National Security and the Regional Challenges, 23/4/2008,
Dr. Marouf Al Bakhit, Former Prime Minister of Jordan.
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Competing Agendas and the European Dilemmas in the Middle East, 12/2/2008,
Dr. Rosemary Hollis, Director of Research at Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs)- London.
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The Current Development in Iraq and the Future Prospects: A view from Inside Iraq , 12/11/2007,
Dr. Ghanim Saleh, Professor of Political Science, University of Baghdad.
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The Current Arab Scene: National Perspective, 26/3/2008,
Dr. Mostafa Al Faki, President of the Foreign Relations
Committee, People's Assembly, Egypt.
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Are the democratic strains in evangelicalism and Islam strong enough to allow secularism to thrive?, 3/9/2007, Walter Russel Mead, Henry A. Kissinger senior fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations |
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The Darfur Problem, Causes and Consequences Seminar, 11/7/2007, Haidar Ibrahim Ali, Director, Centre for Sudani Studies. |
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Security in the Gulf, Whereto? 30/5/2007, Abdul Khaleq Abdullah, Professor of Political Science at United Arab Emirates University. |
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The Paradoxes and Challenges of Freedom of Expression: An American Perspective” Seminar, 3/5/2007. Participants included:
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Prof. Ed Baker, Professor of Media Law. |
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Prof. Monroe Price, Director, Center for Global Communication Srudies at the Annenberg School for Communication. |
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Respondent: Mohannad Khatib. |
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Islamist Movements and Political Transformations in the Arab World, 26/4/2007, Dr. Amr Hamzawi, Senior Researcher, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington. |
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U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East: The New Strategic Calculus2/4/2007, Philip Gordon, Senior Fellow in U.S. Political Policy at Brooking Institute – Washington. |
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“Foreign Policy of the U.S. in the Middle East” 28/2/2007, Dr. William Quandt, Professor of Political Science, Virginia University. |
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“Horizons for Political Settlement in Light of New Developments” 5/2/2007, Hassan Nafe’ah, Secretary General, Al Muntada Arab Thought Forum. |
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“The Palestinians Internal Situation and its numerous Consequences”, 31/1/2007, Dr. Ali Al-Jarbawi, Professor for Political Science and Administration, Beir Zait University. |
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“Issues of the Arab Israeli Conflict and the Palestinian Question” 20/12/2006, Dr. Azmi Bishara, Member, Israeli Knesset |
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“The American Congressional Elections: An Analytical Look from Inside,” 28/11/2006, Dr. fares Breizat, Researcher, Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington |
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In the context of the Regional Center on Conflict Prevention (RCCP), the following lectures were organized: |
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“Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East, the case of Jordan,” Lars Olberg, Research Fellow, Cooperative Supervision Center, 18/6/2007. |
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“The Water Crisis between Jordan, Israel, and Palestine was given on 12/6/2006 by Dr. Anders Jägerskog of the Stockholm International Water Institute in Sweden. A number of politicians and specialists in water issues and ambassadors accredited in Jordan attended. |
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“Factors Affecting Women in Jordan: Religion, the Government, Society,” Karen Shihab, Visiting Researcher, the Royal Center for Interfaith Studies. |
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“Iraq: An Empire in Denial,” Daren Atkinson, Visiting Researcher, Regional Center for Humanitarian Peace/ Higher Council for Science and Technology, Amman, 14/5/2007. |
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“The Arab Israeli Conflict: Israeli-Syrian Negotiations,” Dr. Peter Harling, Political Analyst, the International Crisis Group, Damascus, 2/5/2007. |
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“The Consequences of the War on Iraq on Jordan’s Economy,” H.E. Dr. Muhammad Halaiqa, former deputy prime minister, Amman, 11/4/2007. |
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“Amman: Questions and Conflicts” was given on 2/4/2006 by Dr. Bruce Stanley, President of Heron University, UK, was attended by a number of architects. |
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“Iran and Neighboring States: A Jordanian Viewpoint,” Dr. Mahjoub Zuweiri, Research Fellow, Center for Strategic Studies/ University of Jordan, 7/3/2007. |
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“Factors Affecting Women in Jordan: Religion, the Government, Society,” Karen Shihab, Visiting Researcher, the Royal Center for Interfaith Studies. |
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A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Regional Center on Conflict Prevention and the Conflict Studies Research Center of the Defense Academy of the United Kingdom entitled: “Advanced Research and Strategic Studies to Support Conflict Prevention.” |
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A specialized Workshop on Ratifying International Legal instruments on the Fight against Terror. This workshop was organized at the JID over three days (21-23/5/2006) in cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna. 21 legal experts from different government organizations took part in the seminar, which discussed Jordanian anti-terror laws. Participants recommended taking the necessary measures to ratify a number of instruments to make them compatible with the UN anti-terror protocols. |
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The JID, in cooperation with the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures based in Alexandria, organized two workshops in Amman in the period 23-29/6/2007 on:
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“The Importance of Linguistic Diversity for Cultures”, 23-25/6/2007. |
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Using New Educational Tools on Religious Diversity during Studies”, 27-29/6/2007. |
The two workshops included teachers and experts from a number of European and Arab Countries, and a number of teachers from Jordanian schools. |
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A training workshop on projects and the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, how to submit projects and receive assistance, 22-23/1/2007. |
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The JID, in cooperation with the United Nations Peacekeeping Department and with support from the Pearson Peacekeeping Center of Canada and the Folke Bernadotte Academy of Sweden, works to organize a workshop on “The Principles of peacekeeping” in the period 5-6/9/2007, with high level participation from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Jordan. |
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