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REPORT OF THE 3RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL CIVIC FORUM (NCF) HELD FROM 17TH TO 22ND DECEMBER 2009 AT THE LAKE NAIVASHA SIMBA LODGE, KENYA
The National Civic Forum (NCF) held its third annual conference at Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge from 17th to the 22nd of December 2009. The 5-day workshop discussed NCF as an institution, its major achievements since inception; planned activities and civic service to the Somali nation. During the workshop a number of commissioned papers were presented. The topics included peace-building, state-formation, human rights and impunity, current developments in Somalia; looking at all these issues from different perspectives.
The conference which was funded by Heinrich Boll Foundation (HBF) brought together Somali civics from all corners of the world and concluded with a communiqué calling for lasting peace and reconciliation in Somalia. The following report provides a summary of the 5-day intensive conference’s proceedings.