Working to consolidate peace and support better governance across the Somali region
The Dialogue for Peace
Rebuilding a country after conflict is about far more than repairing damaged buildings and re-establishing
public institutions. Fundamentally, it is about rebuilding relationships at all levels, restoring the people’s
trust and confidence in governance systems and the rule of law, and providing the population with greater
hope for the future. These processes are all critical to the consolidation of peace and security in fragile
post-conflict situations. When they are neglected, the threat of conflict re-emerging is very real. In this
sense, state-building and peace-building are potentially contradictory processes – the former requiring
the consolidation of governmental authority, the latter involving its moderation through compromise and
consensus. The challenge for both national and international peacemakers is to situate reconciliation firmly
within the context of state-building, while employing state-building as a platform for the development of
mutual trust and lasting reconciliation. In the Somali region, neither of these processes can be possible
without the broad and inclusive engagement of the Somali people
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