Work On Conflict Transformation and Peace Building
During and after the decade long armed conflict of Nepal in 1996-2006, Gauri Pradhan has initiated and joined a number of facts finding missions to monitor the violation of international human rights and international humanitarian laws in the conflict areas of Nepal. Likewise, he was a part of civil society initiatives for conflict transformation and peace building process between the State and the agitating Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). He has been actively engaged in Friends for Peace (FFP), a peace building research and ‘think tank’ institute, serving as the Secretary General from the time of its establishment in 2005. “Friends for Peace (FFP)”, a civil society initiative that supports the peace process for the conflict transformation has been carrying out a number of research and policy-advocacy in the areas of conflict management and peace building in Nepal. He has been instrumental to help support the civil society facilitators to hold peace dialogue between conflicting parties and political parties both during the conflict and current transitional period. He was also a member of Ceasefire Monitoring Committee formed as per the Comprehensive Peace Accord in 2006.
He has coneptualised the 'Children as Zones of Peace' national campaign to protect children during the conflict situation in Nepal. The major political parties and the government of Nepal now fully endorse the campaign. He has also contributed a number of articles and papers on Children in Conflict, Conflict and Women, Conflict Transformation and Peace Building, Human Rights and Federalism based on his research, advocacy and experiences.
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