Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission

About ENDC

Vision


To see national consensus reached on the most fundamental issues of national significant

Mission


The mission of ENDC is to create conducive conditions for national consensus by: identifying the root causes of deep division and discord among the Ethiopian society through research, and public dialogues; conducting national dialogue and presenting recommendations to the concerned bodies as well as designing the implementations monitoring system thereof.
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Values


  • Inclusivity
  • Clarity
  • Credibility
  • Neutrality
  • Rationality
  • Context orientation
  • Partnership and cooperation
  • Efficiency and effectiveness

Objectives

 

Functions and Responsibilities

To fulfill its mission, the Commission:

1/ It shall establish Committees and teams of experts that will facilitate and implement dialogues, conduct studies and generate recommendations;

2/ It shall study national dialogue processes that had been carried out by governmental or non-governmental entities and their outcomes, and shall use the same as input in national deliberations it will conduct;

3/ It shall identify differences among different political and opinion leaders and also between societies on national issues through studies, public discussions or other appropriate modalities;

4/ Craft agenda for dialogue, based on issues identified in accordance with Sub-Article (3) of this Article organize dialogues and facilitate deliberations;

 5/ It shall organize and convene dialogue forums at the Federal and Regional levels that would bring about national consensus with the participation of representatives of various segments of society drawn from the entire country;

6/  It shall identify and enable participants to take part at a national dialogue conference in accordance with clear criteria, issued detail Directive on this matter;

7/ It shall cause dialogues to be chaired by commissioners or facilitators to be appointed by the Council of Commission, it ensures that the person who are appointed as facilitators meet the qualifications for Commissioner as provides under Article 13 of this Proclamation as much as possible;

8/ It shall appoint professionals who will take minutes of dialogues, consolidate and organize the recommendations of the dialogues and present the same to the Council of Commission;

9/ It shall enact and implement internal Regulations and Directives pertaining to the secretariat internal working procedures, the selection of topics or Agenda for the dialogue and selection of participants to take part in National Dialogue forums;

10/ Prepare a document for the National Dialogue Conference Agendas, the process of the dialogues, the recommendations obtained from the dialogues and strategies to implement the recommendations, and submit the same to the House of Peoples’ Representatives, to the Executive organ and to the relevant organs, and also disclose to the public;

11/ Provide support to the government in the preparation of a clear and concrete plan that would enable it to implement the recommendations arising out of the national dialogue;

12/ It shall devise a system to monitor the implementation of recommendations;

13/ It shall carry out other activities necessary to accomplish its objectives.

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Commission Council: Functions and Authority

The Council oversees and supports the Commission by:

      1/ Examining potential topics for public dialogue and setting the Agenda for public deliberation;

 2/ Examining and compile detail recommendations that have been prepared by Committees and generated in public dialogue forums and adopt to be submitted to the House of Peoples’ Representatives, the Executive organ and other relevant government organs;

3/ Examining and adopt the annual budget of the secretariat;

4/ Examining and adopt the overall report of the secretariat;

5/ Establishing necessary Committees;

6/ Deciding to establish branch offices in Regional states;

7/ Examining and adopt the audit report of the secretariat;

8/ Electing a temporary chairperson among its members of the Chief and Deputy Chief Commissioners are absent from their post for a consecutive period of ten days;

9/ Adopting the organizational structure of the Secretariat;

10/ Approving the appointment of the Head of the Secretariat;

11/  Issuing Directives necessary to implement the Proclamation;

12/ Adopting the Commissions’ Code of Conduct;

13/ Adopting the internal Regulation of the Secretariat.

Rights and Responsibilities of Commissioners

Any Commissioner shall have the following rights:

  1. unless he is caught in flagrante delicto or his immunity is stripped by the House of Peoples’ Representatives, shall have immunity from criminal prosecution during the course of his service as a Commissioner;
  2. freely participate and vote in the work of the Council of the Commission;
  3. get access to and consult documents and other information useful for the work of the Commission; and
  4. participate in committees and other works of the Commission in accordance with the decision of the Council of the Commission.

 Any Commissioner shall have the following obligations:

  1. discharge the responsibilities and duties of the Commission with due care;
  2. devote his full time to the work of the Commission;
  3. avoid conflict of interest;
  4. maintain the confidentiality of secrets acquired in the course of his work;
  5. refrain from engaging in conduct that could undermine the Commission’s impartiality, reputation, prestige and impede its effectiveness;
  6. respect any other rules and Regulations of the Commission.