BY JOHN HOUANIHAU
A UK-supported peacebuilding and security dialogue aimed at community leaders, non-government organisations (NGOs) and the government starts today at the King Solomon Hotel.
The two-day peacebuilding and security dialogue is a joint initiative of Transcend Oceania and Conciliation Resources, two partner Peacebuilding Organizations working around Peace and Conflict Issues in the Pacific.
Supported by the UK Integrated Security Fund the dialogue is a follow-up peacebuilding activity following the successful implementation of a Peacebuilding and Climate Change workshop conducted in the Solomon Islands June last year.
The key areas of focus in peacebuilding include conflict prevention, conflict resolution, conflict transformation, post conflict reconstruction, and human security.
The key objectives of this Peacebuilding and Security Dialogue include:
•Identifying key conflict and security issues in the Solomon Islands
•Using Root Cause Analysis and Stakeholder Mapping to analyse key conflict and security issues in the Solomon Islands
•Identifying Key Conflict and Security Drivers and Entry Points for Peacebuilding and Security Interventions
•Exploring contextualised non-violent approaches to resolving conflict and security issues in the Solomon Islands.
•Exploring the development of a Peacebuilding Community of Practice in the Solomon Islands
A policy brief on peacebuilding and security in the Solomon Islands will be produced at the completion of the Dialogue as one of its outcomes.
The Dialogue also hopes to generate interest and motivate peacebuilding practitioners in developing a Community of Peacebuilding Practice in the Solomon Islands.
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