Declaration by the Leaders of the Somali Political Organisations

• Country/entity

  Somalia
  
• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  
• Agreement name

  Declaration by the Leaders of the Somali Political Organisations
• Date

  24 Mar 1994
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Somali Civil War (1991 - ) )
• Stage

  Pre-negotiation/process
• Conflict nature

  Government
• Peace process

  Somalia Peace Process
• Parties

  Ali Mahda Mohamed (Group of 12)
  Mohamed Farah Hassan Aidid (SNA)
• Third parties

  -
• Description

  Short preliminary agreement touching on a range of issues, including agreeing to meet to discuss the criteria for participation in a national reconciliation conference, restore peace, form local authorities, establish an independent judiciary and establish a ceasefire.

• Agreement document

  SO_940324_DeclarationbyLeadersofSomaliPoliticalOrganizations.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

Annex I

DECLARATION BY THE LEADERS OF THE SOMALI POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS

General principles

1. Following the informal consultations in Nairobi, from 11 to 23 March 1994, the political leaders of Somalia have reached an understanding based on the following principles:

(a) Inviolability of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Somali Republic;

(b) Repudiation of any form of violence as a means of resolving conflicts and implementation of cease-fire and voluntary disarmament throughout Somalia;

(c) Respect for and preservation of fundamental human rights and democratic principles;

(d) Creation of an atmosphere conducive to brotherly coexistence among all Somalis, using traditional channels, cultural and political means;

(e) Rehabilitation and reconstruction of the country to recover from the devastation of the civil war.

2. In specific terms, the leaders have agreed to implement the following:

(a) To restore peace throughout Somalia, giving priority wherever conflicts exist;

(b) To hold a meeting of the signatory factions of the Addis Ababa peace agreement and the Somali National Movement (SNM) on 15 April 1994 in Mogadishu to set up rules and procedures of voting and criteria of participation in the National Reconciliation Conference.

The meeting will also discuss the ways and the modalities to establish the National Legislative Assembly, which will be formed after the formation of the National Government;

(c) In order to restore the sovereignty of the Somali State, a National Reconciliation Conference should be convened on 15 May 1994 to elect a President and Vice-Presidents (the number to be determined) and to appoint a Prime Minister;

(d) To complete and review the formation of local authorities, where needed, and establish them, where necessary, as a basis for regional autonomy and respect for community rights;

(e) To urge SNM to attend the above and all national reconciliation conferences, meetings and consultations;

(f) To establish an independent judiciary.

Appeal to the international community

The Somali leaders wish to express their gratitude to the international community, particularly the United Nations, aid donor countries and countries of the region, for their valuable assistance and to request the continuation of these efforts until Somalia stands on its own feet.

Signed this 24th day of March 1994 on behalf of the Group of 12 and the

Somali National Alliance:

(Signed) Ali Mahdi MOHAMED (Signed) Mohamed Farah Hassan AIDID Group of 12 (SNA)