| If yes, explain in detail: |
A presentation on the Bougainville Peace Process was prepared by Dennis Kuiai, First Secretary, Office of the President, Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) and presented by Hon Ezekiel Masatt, ABG Minister for Police at a United Nations-sponsored meeting of Pacific Region Experts Meeting on Sharing Experiences on the Constructive Management of Conflict in Port Vila, Vanuatu, 2008. Mr Deniss was trained in Sydney by PBI. PBI generated a number of initiative to disarm BRA and to engage communities in the reconciliation process. Similarly, PBI trained Government official was an instrumental for effecting the change in Vanuatu. The Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu nominated Mr. Halling William to come to the Sydney Peacebuilders program in 2006. He has been the head of Local Government on the main island of Efate, where Port Vila is located. In this position, he has been responsible for organizing reconciliations when there was a major conflict. His most significant reconciliation was conducted after the collapse of the National Provident Fund. The protests, strike, violence and property destruction associated with the collapse of NPF required a state of emergency, and Parliament was unable to meet at the time. Many people lost their life savings, and there was much economic suffering as a result. Small enterprises collapsed. Mr. William presented the report at UN-led peace forum in Vanautu. |
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