In the context of competition over scarce resources, ethnic tensions and armed conflict, Somalia has been consumed by violence and gross human rights violations for the last five decades. On 1 July 1960, following a merger between the British Somaliland protectorate and the Italian Trust Territory of Somalia, Somalia was created in the Horn of...
The Parties agreed on an interim administration in Jubba, consisting of an Executive Council and a Regional Assembly, for a period of no more than two years, during which a permanent federal member state would be established. The Parties agreed that the Federal Government would have the responsibility to ensure inclusivity. The Parties agreed that...
The Parties agreed that the completion and implementation of the federal constitution would be done according to Chapter 15 of the Provisional Federal Constitution, and that the formation of Federal Member States would be in accordance with the Federal Constitution. The Parties agreed to the building of an inclusive, balanced and integrated national army that...
The Parties agreed that interactive coordination among the organs of the state should be based fully on the total respect of the principles and norms of the Transitional Federal Charter, in a manner characterised by constant consultations and respect to the constitutional separation of powers. The Parties agreed that the Transitional Federal Parliament should be...
The Parties to the Kampala Accord recognised the Transitional Federal Charter as the basis of legitimacy of all Transitional Federal Institutions. The Parties agreed to defer the election of the President and the Speaker and his/her deputies by 12 months in order to adequately prepare and complete priority transitional tasks. The Parties agreed that within...
The Parties commended the determination of the Somali people in encouraging sustainable peace and committed to redoubling efforts to this end. The Parties agreed to possibly establish a Commission of Inquiry and an international court to address violations of human rights and international law, as well as impunity.
The Parties agreed to strengthen the unity and sovereignty of the Somali State. The Transitional Federal Government recognised Puntland as part of the Somali Republic, with a functioning administration and as spearheading the federal system of administration in Somalia. The Parties further agreed to speed up the drafting of the Federal Constitution and to nominate...
The Parties agreed to establish a unified administration for South West Somalia. The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) would ensure fair representation of all constituencies in the Interim South West Administration. The FGS would also ensure that the state-building process will be conducted through peaceful means, and would consult with community elders and other local...
The Parties to the June 2006 Communique agreed to recognise the legitimacy of the current Somali Transitional Government and the Islamic Courts Union. The Parties further agreed to continue dialogue and talks without preconditions in a framework of mutual recognition, bring war criminals to justice, cease military and media campaigns, place dialogue on pending security...
The Parties to the Declaration of Cooperation agreed, in the spirit of the Djibouti Agreement on peace and reconciliation among Somalis, to enter into full cooperation on the political, security, humanitarian and development areas affecting the country. The Parties to the March 2010 Agreement expressed their determination to pool their resources to eradicate extremism and...
The Parties agreed to convene a National Reconciliation Conference (NRC) in 1998, with the purpose to elect a Presidential Council and a Prime Minister and to adopt a Transitional Charter. They agreed that a joint security force will be established for this purpose. The Parties agreed on the number and constitution of the delegates to...
The Parties agreed to establish an inclusive regional administration for the Galgadud and Mudug regions, and to include the Somali clans that live together in Mudug and Galgadud regions in the formation of the administration. The administration that would be formed, while representing all the clans that reside in those two regions, would work in...
The Parties agreed to create federal governance structures for Somalia, embodied in a Charter or Constitution, which are inclusive, representative and accepted by all Parties. The Parties endorsed the principle of decentralisation, and agreed to ensure the rights, representation and protection of all Somali individuals and groups. The Parties agreed to use only peaceful means...
The Parties to the Roadmap identified four priority areas to ending the Transition, namely Security, Constitution, Reconciliation and Good Governance. The Parties identified the principles for the implementation of the areas, including Somali ownership, inclusivity and participation, resources and monitoring and compliance. The Parties agreed to establish a Technical Committee to facilitate cooperation and coordination...
The Parties to the Joint Communiqué adopted four protocols: Protocol on the Technical Selection Committee; Protocol Establishing the Technical Facilitation Committee; Protocol Establishing the National Constituent Assembly; and Protocol Establishing a new Somali Federal Parliament. The Parties adopted the revised draft Provisional Constitution as the official draft. The Parties agreed that before the draft is...
The Parties to the General Agreement agreed to the convening of a National Reconciliation Conference, the establishment of further mechanisms for the continuation of free dialogue amongst all political factions and leaders in preparation of the Conference, the immediate cessation of all hostile propaganda against each other and the creation of an atmosphere conducive to...
The Parties adopted and enacted the Transitional Federal Charter of the Somali Republic as the supreme law binding all authorities and persons. The Charter would be interpreted in a manner that promotes national reconciliation, unity and democratic values and the values of good governance and advances human dignity, integrity, rights and fundamental freedoms, and the...
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