The main objectives given to the Ministry of Peace by proclamation include, ensuring the prevalence of all-encompassing peace, strengthening national cohesion and unity, serving as a focal point for the federal system and proactively preventing and managing conflict. The ministry works in divers and multidimensional ways in order to achieve these objectives and responsibilities.
The Minister of Peace works in collaboration and coordination with governmental and relevant stakeholders in the non-governmental sector to achieve its mission.
The work of peace is not something that can be accomplished by government institutions alone. As the accumulation of small rocks forms a mountain, the contributions each of us makes to the cause of peace ensures national peace. Peace has many owners; the work of peace requires the participation of many. The big foundation for helping Ethiopia move forward is raising the role of the society in the construction of sustainable peace and national cohesion. When the individual is at peace, the family will be at peace. The peace of the family overflows to the community. When communities are at peace, the country will be peaceful.
The chapter we find ourselves in now demands not only hearing by the ear but listening heart to heart; focusing on solutions in the midst of challenges instead of dwelling on problems; to come out of selfishness and find the common good so that when challenges come, we meet them in a civilized way through dialogue, consultation and compromise. It is the time to grow such a culture in order to ensure the h