ICPD was established in Nepal in 2002 with the belief that Nepal's prevailing armed-conflict could only be resolved through dialogue among the stakeholders. With commitment to common concern for social harmony and development by promoting peace building processes through dialogue methods, ICPD has been engaged in organizing interaction and capacity development at various levels of stakeholders from community to national and international levels among political and civil society leaders
ICPDhas a pool of highly experienced and qualified
professionals representing a wide spectrum of subject matter specialists in
various disciplines. The large number of well-reputed and competent
professionals on the roster is there to support and facilitate ICPDs
wide-ranging research, training, mediation and facilitation activities. A
number of interns from Canada, Germany and Switzerland have done their academic
and professional research in human rights and peacebuilding in Nepal.