Somalia - Eldoret Peace Negotiations

Program Description

In 2002 and 2003, the Public International Law & Policy Group advised a party to the Somalia peace talks. A member of PILPG maintained a continuous presence in Eldoret and Nairobi, Kenya where negotiations on Somalia’s future were held. She also made frequent trips to the capital city of Mogadishu and the southern province of Merka. PILPG provided key legal briefing papers to the delegation on matters concerning a cease-fire; constitutional structures; the return of refugees and internally displaced persons; the protection of human rights; the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former combatants; economic development; the establishment of a World Bank trust fund; and environmental matters.

PILPG Field Reports

"Black Hawk Down No More," Gina El Koury (April 2002).

The International Crisis Group Online

“Somalia: Countering Terrorism in a Failed State” (May 2002).
“Salvaging Somalia’s Chance for Peace” (December 2002).
“Negotiating a Blueprint for Peace in Somalia” (March 2003).

Also, for current news on Somalia please visit: www.allafrica.com/somalia

Project Team

Gina El Koury in Kenya/Somalia
Patricia L. Taft in Washington, DC.