Strategic Leadership: Building Peace through Ethical Governance

Peace does not automatically arrive with the cessation of war.  Its building is invariably slow and arduous.  It has to be nurtured; address deep-rooted grievances and suspicion of those in power or seeking power; ensure adherence to the rule of law and access to justice; and provide inclusive and equitable government response to the provision of basic needs and services.   And most of all, it needs ethical governance.

Peace need ethical leaders.  It requires the integrity of those in public life and leadership that will focus on the stemming of corruption, the strengthening of judicial independence, and the building of public sector capacities.   

In today's global landscape, the need for strategic leadership in promoting peace and ethical governance has never been more critical. We are living through possibly the greatest political and economic shake-up in the global landscape for eighty years.  One- time, established strategic alliances have changed.  Human rights, democracy, and the rule of law face intense challenge.

Sustainable Development Goal, SDG 16, for ‘peace, justice and strong institutions’ speaks to these needs. In a 2020 report on the “Governance for Peace” the UN addressed the relevance and critical importance of SDG16, highlighting inter alia:

• the dependence of all SDGs on upon its achievement,

• the critical importance of SDG16 to the achievement of SDG1 (no poverty), SDG3 (good health and wellbeing), SDG4 (quality education), SDG5 (gender equality) and SDG10 (reduced inequality), 

• the centrality of peacebuilding to economic recovery, and

• gaps in integrated responses    

  
  

The CSIG’s team members have faced many challenges in fragile and conflict affected states, and offer to bring wide and in depth knowledge to countering fragility and building peace.  We are dedicated to  help underpin national, regional and global peace and social stability by fostering ethical governance in government, business and charity sectors, and empowering individuals, organizations, and communities to help build and maintain peace, whilst upholding the core values of human rights and democracy.

The CSIG will help build partnerships for peace.  We will work in the belief that bridging gaps in human rights initiatives is key to promoting peace; work with those that hold similar values and goals; and collaborate across all sectors, seeking solutions that are evidence based and ethical in nature.