Nigeria’s Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has spearheaded the adoption of a landmark resolution on post-conflict recovery at the 152nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Istanbul, Turkey.
Serving as co-rapporteur alongside representatives from Jordan and the Netherlands, Kalu presented the draft resolution on “The Role of Parliaments in Establishing Robust Post-Conflict Management Mechanisms and Restoring a Just and Lasting Peace.” The adoption signals growing global recognition that sustainable peace requires strong, inclusive, and accountable parliamentary institutions.
The resolution commits parliaments worldwide to a five-pillar framework for recovery: strengthened institutions, equitable economic reconstruction, social reconciliation, inclusive political life, and sustained international support.
Addressing the Assembly, Kalu reaffirmed that post-conflict recovery must be nationally led and owned. He urged parliaments to guide recovery through holistic frameworks that ensure reconstruction strategies, legal reforms, and institutional strengthening are designed via inclusive national processes.
“External assistance must align with nationally defined priorities and remain subject to democratic oversight,” Kalu stated.
The resolution also urges parliaments to establish national transitional justice frameworks enabling truth-seeking processes, victim-centred reparations, and fair vetting or amnesty procedures. It further calls for the full participation of women and youth in all peace and dialogue processes, in line with UN Security Council resolutions 1325 and 2250.
The IPU was also requested to provide targeted technical assistance to parliaments engaged in post-conflict recovery, including advisory missions and capacity-building support.
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