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Background | Objectives | Topics | Results | Participants | Contact & Documents
 Background
For the international community, as for regional and national actors, post-conflict is an important and delicate phase. The necessity and demand of strengthening the dynamics of exit from crisis together are likely to surpass a development approach without which it would be difficult to achieve lasting stability. The SWAC encourages a participative approach involving external actors involved in the financing and implementation of action in support of building peace, democracy and development in West African countries.
Objectives
The workshop aimed to:
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Ensure the follow-up and implementation of the recommendations of the Abidjan workshop by developing a work programme for the Regional Working Group on the DDR;
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Review the political, social and economic challenges of post-conflict;
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Launch a dialogue between countries concerned, development partners, regional institutions such as ECOWAS, and international institutions such as UNOWA, the private sector and civil society of the region for a better elucidation of post-conflict and development;
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Contribute to the "decompartmentalisation", harmonisation of policies and synergy with various actors involved in post-conflict in the ECOWAS zone.
Topics
The first day was devoted to developing the Working Group’s Action Plan. Challenges were identified for refining the DDR and post-conflict reconstruction at the economic, social and political levels in various concerned countries of the region. The second day examined State and development partner strategies, programmes and actions; it also addressed their involvement and that of regional and international institutions in a regional approach setting out post-conflict actions with a view to development in West Africa. > agenda
Results
The meeting took stock of the current situation of post-conflict countries in West Africa, identified the challenges related to the socio-cultural, political and economic reconstruction processes and set up the Regional Working Group. > synthesis of the work
Participants
The meeting brought together about thirty participants including regional development partners (Canada, France, Germany and Portugal), field-level actors involved in DDR and post-conflict activities (Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone) as well as representatives from regional and international organisations (African Development Bank (AfDB), Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP), ECOWAS, International Organisation of Francophone Nations (OIF), the United Nations and the World Bank).
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