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Future elections and conflict prevention
Centre for Peace Initiatives in Africa (CPIA)
March 02, 2010

High Level Seminar on Future Elections and Conflict Prevention, Drafting Committee Meeting Report

Recommendations

We, the participants of the High Level Seminar on Future Elections and Conflict Prevention organized by the Centre for Peace Initiatives in Africa (CPIA), held at the Troutbeck Inn, Nyanga on 16-18 February 2010:

Acknowledge the significance of the Government of National Unity (GNU) and its positive impact on the political, social and economic environment in Zimbabwe;

Acknowledge the climate of positive coexistence that exists

Note some fundamental aspects of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) which need to be addressed

Recognise that this is a tripartite government and is not inclusive of other political parties

Acknowledge the existence of civil society groups

Recognise the efforts of CPIA to bring on board all stakeholders

Acknowledge the commencement of the constitutional making process

Note however that the process is behind schedule due to lack of sufficient funding and bureaucratic challenges

Concerned with the slow pace of the implementation of the GPA

Note that gender inequality needs to be addressed

Acknowledge that this should not occur and therefore calling upon the three Principals to spearhead campaign against any form of violence

Recognise the systemic and psychological violence that occurred recently in our country and the negative consequences resulting from the violence

Recognise the need for civic education thus being imperative to our education system and to build a culture of peace

Therefore recommends that:

1. Civic education should be mandatory in our school system

2. Electoral law reforms has become a priority

3. Reformation of the electoral management system is imperative

4. A clear post electoral transitional mechanism should be put in place

5. Definite year and month of the future election is required

6. Media reform is overdue

7. State security agents to carry out their constitutional mandate of protecting every Zimbabwean without favour at all times

8. Traditional leadership should be mandated to monitor and report violent activities in their areas of jurisdiction

9. The three principals take the lead in denouncing violence

10. The Principals to address outstanding issues in the GPA expeditiously

11. National healing, reconciliation and integration is imperative and should be speeded up

12. We adopt the CPIA proposed Early Warning System (EWS) attached

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