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UK Government announces £5 million to support the peace process in Nepal

17 March 2010

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) today committed  £5 million (550 million NRS) in UKaid to be spent through the Nepal Peace Trust Fund (NPTF) in support of the peace process in Nepal.

To-date, the Fund has provided over $100 million to peace-related projects, including supporting two key achievements of the peace process: establishment and management of the Maoist army cantonments, and the successful constituent assembly elections in 2008.

  • It is anticipated that the NPTF will be called upon in the coming months to support:
  • The reintegration into civilian life of Maoist combatants;
  • Preparations for the elections that will follow soon after the promulgation of the new constitution;
  • The establishment of the two new transitional justice commissions.

Making the announcement, Head of DFID Nepal, Sarah Sanyahumbi said:

“I am pleased to announce new support of £5 million of UKaid to the Nepali peace process through the Nepal Peace Trust Fund. The NTPF is the key instrument for supporting the integration and rehabilitation of the Maoist combatants, as well as providing support to the constitutional mechanisms related to truth and reconciliation, disappearance and elections. ”

“Progress on the peace process is essential for development, including tackling the really difficult issues of delivering a constitution and making progress on human rights, as it is only in a stable and peaceful Nepal that development can really start to deliver tangible improvements to the lives of poor people. We hope the key political issues can soon be resolved so that the NPTF is able to deliver its support quickly and effectively. The UK stands ready to help in any way it can to support Nepal at this critical time in its history.”

Other areas where the NPTF may provide support include:

  • Continued and expanded support to conflict-affected persons, including internally displaced persons (IDPs);
  • Reconstruction of damaged public infrastructure, including police posts, local government offices, schools and health posts.

Note to Editors

  • The NPTF is the central instrument for providing support to the peace process in Nepal. It is a government-administered multi-donor trust fund, established in 2007 to support the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
  • DFID has provided £12.3 million in UKaid support to the NPTF from its inception, acting as the lead donor for two years.
  • Other donors to the NPTF are Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway and Switzerland. The European Commission are in the process of agreeing support for future years.
  • The Fund was recently extended by another three years to 2013.
  • UKaid is the logo DFID uses to demonstrate how the UK government’s development work is improving the lives of the world’s poorest people.

For more information:

Arjun Kumal, Communications Manager; email: ab-kumal@dfid.gov.uk; phone: 9851003836

 

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