Somalia – den lange vej mod fred og stabilitet

High-level debate with leaders from Somalia, Denmark, EU and the civil society

TIME: Friday, 27 March at 12.15-15.00 hours

VENUE: Nordatlantens Brygge, Strandgade 91, Christianshavn, Kbn K

The seminar will be conducted in English.

High-level debate with leaders from Somalia, Denmark, EU and the civil society

TIME: Friday, 27 March at 12.15-15.00 hours

VENUE: Nordatlantens Brygge, Strandgade 91, Christianshavn, Kbn K

The seminar will be conducted in English.

Participants are kindly requested to arrive no later than 12.30, in order to allow time for registration to be completed before the meeting starts. Please note that the doors will be closed at 12.55.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Please use our online registration form on https://conferencemanager.events/Somaliatheroadtopeaceandstability/sign-up.html

And do so no later than Wednesday, 25 March.

Se den nye strategi for indsatsen i Somalia “Danmark – Somalia: Landepolitik-papir 2015 – 2017 på

http://um.dk/da/danida/det-vil-vi/landepolitikker/somalia 

Background

Somalia is one of the world’s most fragile countries. Since the establishment of the Federal Government of Somalia in September 2012, Somalia has worked intensively to build the foundation for a modern and democratic state.

The coming months in Somalia are crucial ahead of the planned national elections in 2016. At the same time, Somalia is facing a number of challenges including inter-clan disputes and frequent terror attacks from radical groups.

These challenges also affect the ability of the international community to implement programs in the country.

The Danish engagement in Somalia covers the full range of activities from political dialogue, stabilisation and development to humanitarian assistance.

The Somalia engagement is thus an illustrative example of the Danish comprehensive approach to fragile states based on a coherent and coordinated mobilisation of several and diverse foreign policy instruments.

The new country policy paper for Denmark’s engagement in Somalia 2015-2017 can be downloaded from the link at the bottom of the text.

The Danish version is also available at the similar Danish site.

“Somalia – the road to peace and stability” is a public meeting jointly organised by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and DIIS, Danish Institute for International Studies.

The focus will be on the political and security challenges that Somalia faces and how Denmark can best support Somalia’s peaceful transition before and after the elections in 2016.

Speakers

* Martin Lidegaard, Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs

* Mogens Jensen, Danish Minister for Trade and Development

* Representative of the Somali Government, tentatively Minister for National Security or Minister for Planning and International Cooperation (tbc)

* Alex Rondos, EU Special Representative to the Horn of Africa

* Matt Bryden, Chairman of Sahan Research

Moderator :Nanna Hvidt, Director, DIIS

Programme

Go to 

http://www.diis.dk/event/somalia-the-road-to-peace-and-stability