Sweden: 9th Horn of Africa Conference with Focus on Somalia, Somalia International Rehabilitation Centre (SIRC) (2010)
Somalia International Rehabilitation Centre (SIRC) in Cooperation with Horn of Africa Scholars in Europe & USA, and Horn of Africa Associations in Lund, Sweden; is organizing "9th Horn of Africa Conference with Focus on Somalia" discussing the Role of Democratic Governance versus Sectarian Politics in Somalia.
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| When |
Jun 04, 2010 09:00 AM
to Jun 06, 2010 02:30 PM |
| Where | Sweden - Lund |
| Contact Email | sirc@zeta.telenordia.se |
| Contact Phone | 046-2114502 |
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The conference gathers civics, scholars, practitioners, political leaders, and businesswomen
and men to share their experience and to explore and critically examine the above issues and
connections concerning democracy and respect for human rights and their links to peace,
security, and development.
The purpose of the conference is to enhance the capacity of stakeholders in Somalia with new
ideas and tools to enable them to act progressively and effectively in favor of peace building,
democracy, good governance, rule of law and development and thereby effect long-term
institutional change in Somalia that can respond to the needs of the Somali society. The
purpose also includes building capacities of stakeholders, including civil society and political
leaders to anticipate and respond to potentially violent conflicts.
The objective of the conference is to:
• Identify and develop policy options to initiate and strengthen democratic governance,
peace and security in Somalia, avoiding sectarian politics.
• Encourage and facilitate dialogue between stakeholders to stimulate communitydriven
solutions to sectarian politics.
• Enable networking among stakeholders in the civil society and political leaders on
developing democratic governance in Somalia.
