including the NPRC itself, other Government structures, traditional leaders, civil society organisations, youth organisations, women organisations, faith-based organisations, the private sector etc. - who can play synergistic roles in conflict prevention, management, resolution and transformation whilst the NPRC will be the central mechanism, it will collaborate with other stakeholders in the implementation of its activities. The NPRC will not only respond to the specific historical experiences and current needs of the people of Zimbabwe, but also re-affirm Zimbabwe's adherence to international norms and agreements on matters of peace and security. While Zimbabwe subscribes to the principles that “conflict prevention is a primary responsibility of Member States” and subsidiarity on matters of conflict resolution, it is also steadfastly committed to working with the United Nations, the African Union (AU) the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to build the relevant institutions as provided for in the various international statutes, including: ► The 2002 AU Heads of State Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Security, Stability, Development and Cooperation in Africa which requires that all AU member states should “Establish, by 2004, national institutions or mechanisms for prevention, management and resolution of conflicts at community and national levels with active involvement of Civil Society Organisations and Community Based Organisations”. ► The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) whose programmes are anchored in the determination of Africans to extricate themselves and the continent from the malaise of underdevelopment, and to take the responsibility of “strengthening mechanisms for conflict prevention, management and resolution at the sub-regional and continental levels, and to ensure that these mechanisms are used to restore and maintain peace”. ► In its 2004 Strategic Indicative Plan for the Organ (SIPO) on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) noted, “Peace, security and political stability are the linchpins for socio-economic development”. Among the objectives of SIPO, is to “prevent, contain and resolve inter and intra-state conflict by peaceful means” by (i) enhancing the capacity for conflict prevention, management and resolution; (ii) encouraging the contribution of civil society to conflict prevention, management and resolution; (iii) establishing and operationalising confidence building measures for conflict prevention, management and resolution mechanisms. Truth Commissions: the Best Practices 35