Zimbabwe: Country Overview of an independent operational institution to be called the NPRC where ‘reconciliation’ is inclusive of healing and reparations and ‘peace’ suggests negotiated settlement of disputes and prevention of future violence. • Principles for the National Peace and Reconciliation Bill derived from the Policy Framework are currently being transformed into an enabling legal instrument by government legal experts in an effort to promulgate an Act of Parliament enabling the administrative and operational functions of the NPRC. Other activities that have been undertaken cover the following: • Facilitation of the drafting of the Zimbabwe Political Parties Code of Conduct in close liaison with the Secretaries-General of the three political parties in the GPA. This is currently under active consideration before signing, when it is intended that it will regulate as well influence the behaviour of the respective political parties’ leadership, members and supporters through internal disciplinary machinery and moral suasion. • Recommendations were made for the incorporation of the NPRC into the Draft Constitution as currently reflected therein with some adjustments. • Influenced the holding of the Anti-Violence Indaba (Dialogue) held in November 2011 between the three political parties in the GPA at the Rainbow Towers Conference Centre. • Facilitated the joint ZANU(PF) Politburo and the MDC formations’ National Executive committees. In addition to the above, considering the various challenges that characterize Zimbabwe’s political and socio-economic environment, the government through the ONHRI is now focusing on locally generated national efforts aimed at developing decisive measures and mechanisms that strengthen national institutions in conflict resolution and prevention. Among such efforts is the Traditional Mechanisms, Approaches and Systems for Peace-Building, Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation which is being pursued in partnership with the Chiefs’ Council, academia, CSOs and FBOs, among other key stakeholders. The ONHRI is also working towards strengthening peace and reconciliation advocacy and programme implementation through the capacity enhancement and/or sensitization of the aforementioned strategic key stakeholders in conflict prevention, management, resolution and transformation. Turning to its History Programme, the ONHRI has engaged historians from various universities to undertake research on the history of violent conflict in Zimbabwe. The scope of this project is to focus on the different eras of Zimbabwe’s International Conference on Transitional Justice, Zimbabwe 5