APPENDIX II. GENERAL REPORT- NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SECURITY AND PEACE IN MALI Bamako, 21- 23 November, 2005 ------------------­Under the High Chairmanship of His Excellency, Mr. Amadou Toumani Touré, President of the Republic, Head of State, took place, at Salam Hotel, Bamako, from 21 to 23 November, 2005, the Conference on Peace and Security in Mali. In attendance were 245 participants representing the Security Forces(Police, Gendarmerie, Civilian Protection, and National Guard), the Armed Forces, Regional and National Public Administration Departments, the Civil Society Organisations, Socio-Professional Organisations of the Private Sector, representatives of International Organisations as well as highly qualified resource persons in the areas of peace, security and development. Organised under the aegis of the Ministry of Internal Security and Civilian Protection, the Conference is part and parcel of the Government Activity Programme Framework. Its main purpose is to build up the capacities to prevent and manage general security issues and to pave way for the emergence of« Security Democratic Governance in Mali». I. FINAL GOAL OF THE CONFERENCE The National Conference on Security and Peace is the beginning of a participative security governance process which should definitely and qualitatively contribute to the advent of a climate of peace, security and stability, an indispensable condition for attracting investments and promoting sustainable development in Mali. 115