This year's forum focuses on developing a culture of peace in the Horn of Africa that has an impact on societies in the region. This forum also constitutes a platform for discussing ways to promote a culture of peace and peaceful coexistence, by Somali researchers, intellectuals, writers, policy makers and other interested professionals, as well as analyzing problems. basic needs in the region, and the search for permanent solutions for them
The Minister of Islamic Affairs and Endowments, Mr. Momen Hassan Barre, participated in the Somali Intellectuals Forum, in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, under the slogan of promoting a culture of peace in the Horn of Africa, in the presence of a number of ministers in the Somali federal government, in addition to senior officials, intellectuals, scholars, and university professors, They came from the regions inhabited by Somalis in the countries of the region as well as the diaspora.

In his speech at the opening of the forum, Minister Momen Barre put the dots on the letters and highlighted the importance of peace for humanity, and urged the Somalis to adhere to maintaining security and stability.
He also explained in his speech the role of security and internal peace in the development and progress of any society, especially in the Horn of Africa region.