Peace Agreements Database

Country/entity

Nepal

Region

Asia and Pacific

Agreement name

Agreement between the GoN and Samyukta Loktantrik Madheshi Morcha

Date

28/02/2008

Agreement status

Multiparty signed/agreed

Interim arrangement

No

Agreement/conflict level

Intrastate/intrastate conflict (Nepalese Insurgency (1996 - 2006)

Inspired by the Maoist insurgency in Peru in the early 1990s, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) – CPN(M) – declared war on the Nepalese government in February 1996. A key demand was the transformation of Nepal from a monarchy into a ‘People’s Republic’. Following a pronounced Maoist military strategy, the CPN(M) focused their insurgency on the rural areas. They gained significantly in strength and it took heavy international military support to stabilize the Nepalese government in 2002. After public protests escalated in Kathmandu in 2004, the Nepalese King Gyanendra took authoritarian control over the government. In the cities, a strong popular movement for democracy emerged, forcing the government into fast progressing peace negations in 2006 that concluded with the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Accord on 21 November 2006.

Nepalese Insurgency (1996 - 2006) )

Stage

Framework/substantive - partial (Multiple issues)

Conflict nature

Government

Peace process

81: Nepal peace process

Parties

Sd.
Rajendra Mahato
National Chairperson
Sadbhavana Party

Sd.
Girija Prasad Koirala
Prime Minister
Government of Nepal


Sd.
Upendra Yadav
Central Coordinator
Madheshi Janadhikar Forum, Nepal

Sd.
Mahantha Thakur
Chairperson
Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party

Third parties

Description

An agreement between the Government of Nepal and the Samyukta Loktantrik Madheshi Morcha where the Government agree to increased inclusion of Madheshis in governance institutions.

Agreement document

NP_080228_GoN and Samyukta Loktantrik Madheshi Morcha.pdf []

Main category

Page 1, 4: The Government shall execute appointments, promotions and nominations in a manner that ensures inclusive and proportional participation of Madheshi people, Adivasi, Jananati, women, Dalits, backward regions and minority communities in all state bodies, including the security bodies.

Women, girls and gender

Participation

Effective participation

Page 1, 4: The Government shall execute appointments, promotions and nominations in a manner that ensures inclusive and proportional participation of Madheshi people, Adivasi, Jananati, women, Dalits, backward regions and minority communities in all state bodies, including the security bodies.

Equality

No specific mention.

Particular groups of women

No specific mention.

International law

No specific mention.

New institutions

No specific mention.

Violence against women

No specific mention.

Transitional justice

No specific mention.

Institutional reform

No specific mention.

Development

No specific mention.

Implementation

No specific mention.

Other

No specific mention.