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Safeguarding peace
The Church and Civil Society Forum (CCSF)
May 04, 2012

The Church and Civil Society Forum (CCSF) applauds the initiatives taken by both the President of Zimbabwe and the Prime Minister in standing up for peace and castigating the perpetration of violence. Our leaders have set a commendable example, which comes at a critical time when the country should be united and working towards National Healing and Reconciliation.

Peace is the key ingredient for national development and therefore, it takes all of us to promote it. To achieve sustainable peace in Zimbabwe it is critical that the following further steps, which require political will and involvement of all Zimbabweans, be implemented:

• That the preservation of sustainable peace in Zimbabwe be enshrined in a national values framework that must be developed, communicated and preserved;
• The new Constitution must be the guideline in preserving and instituting sustainable peace in Zimbabwe;
• That peace-building and mediation trainings be undertaken for various arms of government; the police,
  the army, parliamentarians, ministers, local government officials, chiefs, teachers, civil servants
• That there is need for sectoral reforms in the security, judiciary, media and all government and national institutions so that they are able to discharge their responsibilities in an impartial and independent manner.

Issued on behalf of CCSF by the co-chairpersons

Fr. F. Chiromba
CCSF Co-Chairperson

Ms. N. Mushonga
CCSF Co-Chairperson

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