United Nations Political Office for Somalia has met with a cross section of the Somali civil society and rights groups in the Somali capital Mogadishu in a bid to solve the two-decade Somali crisis.
In attendance were regional players such as the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, semi-autonomous states of Puntland and Galmudug, as well as Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jamaa, a pro-government militia group who are battling al-Shabab fighters.
Somali Constitutional and Federal Affairs Minister told Press that the inclusion of the Somali civil society might see a change in the establishment of a long lasting Somali peace solution.
The United Nations Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Somalia also saw the urgent need for the inclusion of the civil society, describing it as a critical player in the Somali peace and reconciliation process.
Civil right groups and Regional authorities like Puntland and Galmudug have also welcomed the UN initiative and have urges the people to be actively involved in the Somali peace process.
This is the second consultative session taking place in Somali since 1991 after Somali plunged into a civil war. Somalia crisis has left tens of thousands dead and millions others displaced in the country and the neighboring states.
This is the sixteenth attempt by the United Nations and the International community in finding a long lasting peace solution to the Somali crisis, but this is the first session that has seen the involvement and the active participation of the Somali civil society and rights groups in the Somali peace process.
Source: Press TV
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