Sunday, February 09, 2025

Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations Council (ECSOC)

ECSOC is a statutory organization established under the Organizations of Civil Societies Proclamation No. 1113/2019 in March 2019. ECSOC is the apex body legally representing over 4,000 civil society organizations, consortia, and associations.

The Council operates as a wholly independent institution with a mandate to represent and coordinate the CSO sector in Ethiopia.

The Council is an important catalyst for establishing and maintaining an enabling environment for the inclusive participation and operation of non-state actors, allowing them to engage in any lawful activity, including democracy, human rights, elections, peacebuilding, etc.

The peace instruments: National Dialogue (ND), Transitional Justice (TJ) as well as Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) has a greatest role on the lasting peace in Ethiopia by aiming this the consultative discussion held on sensitize the participants on applying an interconnected approach of the peacebuilding instruments. The participants have agreed to harness the three instruments for peacebuilding in an integrated approach and to address the root causes of conflict to pave the way for a peaceful, secure, and just future.

In her welcoming remarks Acting Executive Director of ECSOC, Hana Woldegebrial said: "The Council, along with its members & partners will continue to ensure that such platforms result in achieving concrete progress," she stated that plans are underway to facilitate a tripartite consultation where leading experts in ND, TJ, and DDR will get together to map out the way forward in peacebuilding an integrated manner.

Addressing the participants at the workshop, National Dialogue Commissioner, Yonas Adaye (Ph.D) emphasized that the Commission is working tirelessly to ensure inclusivity in the process which in the long run will contribute to achieving sustainable peace in the country.

The workshop was hosted through the financial support of Open Society Foundations. 

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