July 29 – August 1, 2025 (MOGADISHU, Somalia): The Peace and Security Division’s Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD) Unit officially kicked off a four-day capacity-building training workshop on post-conflict transition for Somalia. On behalf of the IGAD Head of Mission to Somalia, Mr. Ibrahim Abdi delivered the welcome remarks. Mr. Aidarus M. Hassan, Director General at the Federal Ministry of Interior, officially opened the meeting.
IGAD Member States continue to grapple with complex conflict dynamics, including violent extremism, governance challenges, humanitarian crises and displacement. Somalia has made notable strides in state formation and institution-building over the past decade, yet pressing needs remain in reconstruction and national reconciliation, particularly where institutional capacity is still thin. The PCRD Policy Framework guides IGAD’s support to countries emerging from conflict, with measures designed to prevent relapse, address root causes and consolidate peace, security, and development.
Ahead of this workshop, the PCRD Unit conducted a capacity-needs assessment in Somalia. The assessment underscored the value of targeted training for officials and experts supporting post-conflict transitions—one of the drivers for convening this Workshop.
Convening technical-level practitioners and experts from government institutions, civil society, and youth and women’s organisations, the workshop aimed to enhance the knowledge and skills of Somali government experts and officials working on post-conflict transition.
Using a participatory approach, participants engaged with: the AU and IGAD Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development frameworks, core concepts across conflict prevention, management and resolution, security governance and transitional justice, and ways to contextualise AU and IGAD PCRD policies for Somalia’s transition priorities. Over four days, participants work through a structured programme that connected policy frameworks to practice.
This activity is supported by the European Union through the APSA IV Programme.
