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Maoists in Nepal
The Maoists and Development
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist): New ideology December 2006
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist): Press Statement December 2005
UN welcomes Maoist statement on aid and development December 2005
IRIN Interview with a senior Maoist leader May 2006
INDYMEDIAThe Martyrs Road June 2006 - external link
IRIN Uncertainty hampers developmentSept 2006
The Maoists and Development

December 21, 2006

Development: New ideology

CPN (Maoist) chairman rachanda addressed members of the international community and donors in Nepal, among them representatives from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. Prachanda said the Maoists were practicing a "new ideology" in Nepal developed for the 21st century, after permanently ending a decade-long insurgency. Prachanda stated his party supported the development of a new model of democracy. The CPN (Maoist) chairman appealed the donor countries and the international organisations for its support in the development of the country.

December 22, 2005

Press Statement Issued By Chairman Comrade Prachanda
The CPN (Maoist) is fighting against all sorts of injustice, exploitation, deprivation & poverty. In this context we appreciate in principle the Basic Operating Guidelines of the United Nations and other development agencies & organisations operating in Nepal and have instructed cadres and local people's representatives to cooperate with it as per the specific situation of the place. We also appeal to the international community and development agencies to work in regular consultation and cooperation with our party and new people's representations at the central & local level to execute the development programmees in keeping with the current civil war situation in the country.

Date: - 22 December 2005

Prachanda

Chairman

CPN(Maoist)


December 24, 2005

United Nations welcomes Maoist statement on aid and development

The United Nations office in Nepal has welcomed a statement made by Maoist rebels on Thursday that they would cooperate with the UN and bilateral donor agencies and adhere to the their Basic Operating Guidelines (BOGs) for aid and development work.

The Maoists have been waging an armed rebellion against the government for the past nine years but declared a ceasefire in September and recently formed an alliance with political parties to remove the monarchy.

"We appreciate in principle the BOGs of the UN and other development agencies and representatives operating in Nepal," Maoist leader Prachanda, said. He added that he had instructed all Maoist cadres and their local leaders throughout the Himalayan kingdom to cooperate to observe the guidelines.

BOGs provide a framework of good practice for development programmes and emphasise that the agencies have the right to suspend or terminate their programmes in the absence of a safe working environment.

"Adherence to the BOGs by both the government and the Maoists will enable the international community to more effectively implement development and humanitarian initiatives in conflict-affected areas," said Mathew Kahane, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nepal.

This is the first time that the Maoists have made an official statement about respecting the spirit and letter of the BOGs.

Although rebel leaders have often been quoted in local media as saying the insurgents would not stand in the way of humanitarian work and development projects, aid workers and agencies had often reported incidents of harassment and abduction of their staff by the Maoists.

Prachanda also encouraged an expansion of development programmes into areas under rebel control.

"We also appeal to the international community and development agencies to work in regular consultation and cooperation with our party and new people's representations at the central and local level to execute development programmes," he said.

[ This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations]

Source: IRIN News

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