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organised a day long interaction on "Future Negotiation:
Challenges and Opportunities" on 27 June 2004.
Former Speaker and facilitator Mr. Damannath Dhungana,
human rights leader and former facilitator Mr.Padma
Ratna Tuladhar, former foreign minister and facilitator
Mr.Shailendra Kumar Upadhya, former justice of the Supreme
Court Laxman Prasad Aryal, human rights leader Dr. Mathura
Prasad Shrestha, Editor of Mulyankan Weekly Mr. Shyam
Shrestha and Director of FFP Dr. Bishnu Raj Upreti spoke
at the programme.Former Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court Bishwanath Upadhyaya presided. |
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| • An interaction
with the leaders of wide range of political parties
was organized at FFP office on 30 June 2004. |
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• A consultative
meeting was organised with Professor Nicholas Hayson,
Chief Legal Adviser to Nelson Mondela, former president
of South Africa on 29 June 2004. Chairperson of FFP
Laxman Aryal, former facilitators and Director of
FFP Dr Bishnu Raj Upreti participated.
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• A sharing
session was organized with Dr. Paikiasothi Saravanamuttu,
Director, Centre for Policy Alternatives, Sri Lanka
on 1 July 2004 on the Sri Lankan experience in conflict
resolution and peace negotiation. The facilitators
of previous peace negotiation, Mr. Laxman Aryal, Mr.
Gauri Pradhan, Dr. Dwarika Nath Dhungel, Mr. Shyam
Shrestha and a few others participated in the programme.
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• A consultative
meeting of the members of management and advisory board
of FFP was organised with Mr. Dan Smith, Secretary General
of International Alert on 27 July 2004.During the meeting
a wide range of issues relating to collaboration between
FFP and International Alert on conflict transformation
and peace building were discussed. |
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• An interaction
programme was organised at FFP office on 28 July 2004
with a view to share international experiences of conflict
transformation and peace process with the Secretary
General of International Alert Mr. Dan Smith. Representatives
of major parliamentary political parties and the board
members of FFP participated. |
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• An interaction
meeting of religious personages, FFP board members and
its research staff was organised at FFP office on August
2, 2004 to discuss the role of religious community in
the resolution of conflict and the establishment of
durable peace in the coutry. |
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• A team of
former facilitators and other prominent personalities
working in the field of conflict left for Africa and
Mozambique on 9 August 2004. The purpose of the trip
is to share experiences on peace negotiation and conflict
transformation. The visiting team is composed of renowned
people like Mr. Damannath Dhungana, former speaker of
the House of representatives, Sailendra Kumar Upadhyaya,
former facilitator and former minister for foreign affairs,
Padma Ratna Tuladhar, human rights leader, Laxman Prasad
Aryal, Chairperson of FFP, Himalaya Shamsher JB Rana,
leader of civil society, Shobha Gautam, Chairperson
of IHRCON, Shyam Shrestha, leader of civil society and
Dr. Bishju Raj Upreti, Director of FFP . |
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• A Consultation
was held with Specail Envoy of UN his exellency Samuel
Tamrat on 7 August 2004. In this meeting representatives
of major political parties, civil society leaders and
business community personage and FFP board members and
staffs were present. |
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• A national
workshop was organised on 23 August 2004. Papers were
presented on Water Resources Sharing and Conflict, India's
Role in Peace Process and Open Border and Conflict.
And Sharing experiences on trip to South Africa and
Mozambique. Altogether 94 people attended the workshop. |
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National Workshop
on "Discourses on Constituent Assembly and Regional
Approach to Conflict Transformation in Nepal" was
organized on 5 December 2004. |
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• A Consultation
with Mr. Adam Barbolet, Senior Programme officer of
International Alert was organized on 1 August 2004. |
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• An interaction
between Dr Jehan Perera, Media Director of National
Peace Council, Sri Lanka and FFP Board of Directors,
Board of Advisers and FFP staff was organized on |
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An interaction on
"Conflict Transformation in Nepal: National Issues
and International Experiences" was organized on
29 July 2007. |
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An interaction programme
was organized by Friends for Peace with S D Muni on
18 November 2004. |
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• The First
Annual General assembly of FFP was 21 November 2004. |
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• An MOU was
sign between IA an FFP on 1 November 2004. |
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• An interaction
programme was organised in Hetauda among government
and security officials, civil society leaders and
other stakeholders of Makwanpur district on 1 July,
2004 on the role of civil society in local peace initiatives.
Similarly, another interaction was also organised
in Birgunj, Parsa district in which civil society
leader, business community and NGO representatives
shed light on local peace initiatives. Both the interactions
were very interesting. The participants expressed
their willingness to collaborate with FFP in future
on conflict transformation and peace building. Director
of FFP Dr. Bishnu Raj Upreti participated in both
the discussions. |
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• An interaction
programme was organised in Dhankuta at the initiative
of FFP field researchers on 1 July 2004. A lively discussion
was organised on local peace initiatives among Chief
District Officer, police officials, journalists, village
development committee secretaries, victims of conflict
and pro- Maoist intellectuals. |
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• An interaction
was also organised in Inaruwa, headquarters of Sunsari
district on 9 June 2004 at the initiative of FFP field
researchers. At the interaction the Chief District Officer
of Sunsari district, security officials, representatives
of NGOs, representatives of Federation of Nepalese Chambers
of Commerce, journalists and other stakeholders participated.
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• An experience
sharing interaction programme was organised among the
field researchers and staff members of FFP at its office
on 21 July 2004. Chairperson of FFP Laxman Prasad Aryal
presided. |
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• A consultation
meeting of various stakeholders such as women, indigenous
people, Dalits and disabled persons was organised on
23 July 2004 to discuss various issues of their concern
in the context of ongoing conflict |
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• A workshop
was organized on 30 July 2004 in which papers were presented
on Security Sector Reform, Comparative Peace Process
and Small Arms and light Weapons. There were 90 participants
in the workshop. |
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