Development Advocate Nepal December 2014 - June 2015

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Development Advocate Nepal December 2014 - June 2015

January 22, 2015

As we look towards 2015, we thought it important to put a focus on peacebuilding. Eight years after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), some observers might be perplexed about using peacebuilding as a lens through which to view Nepal, but the United Nations understands that the concept goes far deeper than ceasefires and the management of fighting forces. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in his 2014 report ‘Peacebuilding in the Immediate Aftermath of Conflict’, states that "[p]ost-conflict peacebuilding is a generational undertaking that relies heavily on predictable financial, technical and political support in the short, medium and long term." Peacebuilding, the report asserts, should establish the foundations of "long-term peace and stability and avoid the recurrence of violent conflicts." Nepal’s peace process has been widely lauded as successful, in large part because it has avoided two of the most common pitfalls of postconflict situations—a relapse into armed conflict and the surge of (non-political) violent crime.

In addition, the Maoist movement has demobilized its troops and established itself as a formal political party, and a multi-party democratic system has successfully carried out two national elections (2008 and 2013). There is, in fact, much about Nepal’s peace process that is exemplary, and the world can draw upon many important lessons from these past years. At the same time, we must also ask ourselves, to what extent are the foundations of long-term peace and stability firmly in place?

This edition of the Development Advocate Nepal features multiple reflections from both distinguished national and international voices the peace process. In part, this is a stocktaking exercise, to understand the process to date, and where Nepal stands today. Most importantly, it is also a view to the challenges and opportunities ahead.

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