UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Robert Piper briefed the prime minister on the strategy paper developed over the past year by a cross-section of local and international actors, including the UN agencies, bilateral aid agencies, international financial institutions, non-governmental organizations, think tanks and others. [break]
The strategy deals with how development partners can assist Nepal in the years ahead to realize the development agenda embedded in the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA). It guides development planning so that when called upon donors will be better able to assist with both the short-term challenges as well as the all-important long-term transition issues reflected in the CPA.
According to a press statement distributed to media after the meeting with prime minister, the strategy has identified where development partners may be called upon to provide support to the short term goals, including ongoing rehabilitation of the discharged, constitution formulation, support to the conflict-affected, implementation of the National Plan of Action for implementing UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 on women, peace and security and support to the next national election.
The strategy has stated that short term priorities depend on political decisions such as the rehabilitation of the former Maoist army combatants, establishment of transitional justice mechanisms, property restoration, improving law and order and institutional reforms in the justice and policing sectors.
At the prime minister´s briefing, UN Resident Coordinator Piper said Nepal´s development partners are ready to further support the peace building process. “As development actors, we recognize the importance of CPA´s emphasis on long-term transformation, in addition to short-term political measures,” he said.
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