European Union activities and peace building efforts in Somalia
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2021-08
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Kampala International University, college of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract
The study sought to investigate European Union and peace building efforts in Somalia. The study was guided by three objectives. To establish the effect of European Union’s training of peace forces in, Somalia, (ii). To examine the European Union’s conflict resolution on peace building efforts in Somalia and (iii). To establish the European Union’s establishment of human rights protection on peace building efforts in Somalia. The study used cross sectional research design which specifically sought to; together data from the respondents at one point. The target population was 760 where a sample size of 262 was drawn using Slovene’s formula sample table. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 28 directors and senior staff of the ministry of internal affairs while purposive sampling was used to select 22 directors and senior staff of the ministry of defense, sample random sampling technique 40 directors and senior staff of the ministry of foreign affairs, random sampling 134 members of the civil organizations, random sampling 28 directors and senior staff of European Union and purposive sampling opinion leaders. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire and interview guide for key informants. In analyzing the data, the researcher used descriptive statistics of frequency and percentages and personal analysis in the analysis the quantitative data and qualitative analysis was done using content analysis. Based on the findings, the European union and peace building efforts European Union provide military equipment to support the training of peace forces according to 66.2%, European Union has supported peace processes and national reconciliation processes through settlement of federal reconciliation, clan conflicts that arise from the federal states with 53.3%, of European Union’s establishment of human rights protection on peace building efforts revealed that the European union has majorly effected to peace building through protection the displaced people from conflicts zones agreeing had 49.6%, Based on the findings, The study conclude that European union effected to the training of the peace forces through provision of training and equipment that can easily facility in the ensuring of the peace forces in Somalia that facility in enhance the skills development of the military forces in the provision of peace forces. the study conclude that European union has supported peace processes and national reconciliation, handles existing conflicts through negotiations with the federal states and finally European Union together with federal states to build the national framework of security. The study recommend for the improvement of the European union trainings to favour the state of improved focus for the provided avenues necessary to develop the military funds and equipment’s used in the training of the forces that can adhere to the needs of the country.
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A research report presented to the college of humanities and social science in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Master of international relations and diplomacy of Kampala International University
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European Union, Peace building efforts, Somalia