This issue of the International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA) Newsletter, published bi-annually in English and French, sheds light on the needs of teachers and teacher training in emergency situations with practical approaches and strategies provided on capacity building in the area of teacher education. Furthermore, it ventures into the examination of major components of education for reconstruction with some concrete examples drawn from the work of educators in the area of education in emergencies in general and peace education in particular. It contains the following articles: (1) Education in Emergencies (Joseph N. Ngu); (2) Training and Capacity Building: Pre-Service and In-Service in Schools (Excerpt from "Good Practice Guides for Emergency Education" published by the Interagency Network for Education in Emergencies); (3) Creation of a Teaching Force in an Emergency (Barry Sesnan); (4) UNESCO PEER and Teacher Education in Somalia (Ted Groenewegen); (5) Impact Assessment of UNESCO-PEER Peace Education Manual for the Horn of Africa, Central and Eastern Africa (Elias Omondi Opongo); and (6) Education for Reconstruction: Education Essentials for Youth and Adolescents in Post-Conflict Situations (Anna P. Obura). A section on news in brief concludes the newsletter.