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Peace and Nepalese life Printable Version PRINTABLE VERSION
by k, Nepal Aug 3, 2004
Peace & Conflict   Opinions

  

Nepalese people know how Maoists walked out of the negotiations in November, broke the cease-fire and resumed attacks, and how a state of emergency was imposed. The peace-loving Nepalese want a safe future for their children. Obviously a long drawn out process of reconciliation is necessary for a permanent peace.

This is our country. We want to make it a land of peace and prosperity for our children. As citizens we do not want war. Peace making is a long-term process and even in remote places Nepalese people were keen to gather information about the peace process. We want to see our country progressing. We don't want to see Nepalese fighting against Nepalese. All of us are standing collectively together here. Security must be based on the principle of equal security for all. I have a strong belief that we will have peace. The Maoist insurgency needs to be solved by means of dialogue. Economic and social development and stability can only follow a stable political climate.

Political organizations must now move forward on a clear path towards lasting peace and reconstruction based on democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights. Civil society groups also should be active and make preparations for public mobilization for peace.

Nepal and the Nepalese can only benefit if there is peace, harmony and stability. Peace is our necessity, multi-party democracy our conviction, nationalism our cornerstone and the happiness of the Nepali people our political faith. The political parties, civic society as well as all the countrymen should devote themselves to the creation of a peaceful and prosperous Nepal through mutual understanding and harmonious co-existence. We must all, therefore, make sincere efforts to work together to make democracy meaningful by shunning the habit of blaming and doubting each other and leading a life of virtue and character.

We should support such efforts which will help the people of Nepal to deal with conflict in a non-violent manner. We must share our values that give freedom, dignity, democracy and tolerance the highest priority. The Maoists will have to honor their commitments. We want a total cease-fire. We cannot have partial peace, a limited cease-fire. We are serious about peace. I hope that the political family of Nepal will now work together to build a peaceful future. If they do so, the world will applaud their courage and the entire region will benefit. We should deal with our society in a nonviolent, non-aggressive way.

If the Government and Maoist leaders want peace, then resolving the issues of the relationships between the people and the communities with equality, tolerance, and friendship is necessary. The people who have been displaced from their lands and homes by the current conflict should be allowed to return to their homes and lands in peace and security. Let the government listen and act now.

We believe that we have the power to make this generation and the generation to come, the best ever in the history of humanity. The principle of social equity must underline economic prosperity. Nepal does not want war. We want peace in the region. We have to resolve the differences between us through peace talks. The cease-fire is good because it means there will be no more killings The educational deprivations of the poor must be eradicated.

To achieve permanent peace, security and stability in Nepal, the political parties, civic society and intellectual forces should make the peace process more participatory and should devote themselves to the creation of a peaceful and prosperous Nepal through mutual understanding.






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Journalist and Story Writer Kamala Sarup is specializing in in-depth reporting and writing on Peace, Anti War, Women, Terrorism, Democracy, and Development. Some of her publications are: Women's Empowerment in(South Asia, Nepal)Booklet). Prevention of trafficking in women through media,(Book) Efforts to Prevent Trafficking in for Media Activism (Media research). Two Stories collections. Her interests include international conflict resolution, cross-cultural communication, philosophy, feminism, political, socio-economic and literature. Her current plans are to move on to humanitarian work in conflict areas in the near future. She also is experienced in organizational and community development. A meeting of jury members held on 21 March in Geneva has decided to attribute Kamala Sarup, The Conservative Voice, writer, with a Honorable Mention of International Award for Women Issue.

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