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I. HOUSING, LAND AND PROPERTY ISSUES AND CONFLICT:
CAUSE, CONSEQUENCE AND CURE...
II. HLP ISSUES IN THE MYANMAR PEACE PROCESS
AND HOW BEST TO ADDRESS THEM...
III. PEACE AND POST-CONFLICT AGREEMENTS
AND HLP ISSUES: A COUNTRY-BY-
COUNTRY OVERVIEW...
IV. CONCLUSIONS....."Any successful outcome to the peace process in Myanmar will invariably need to address
the wide range of housing, land and property (HLP) rights issues that are central components in
all of the unresolved conflicts in the country. At least superficially, there is growing
evidence that
various actors engaged in the peace process are increasingly recognising
that the resolution of
HLP rights issues will be critical towards building
the foundations needed for the long-term peace
and stability of the country. The agreement of ten key land and environment principles at the
May 2017
Panglong 2
Summit by the
government and ethnic negotiating
armed ethnic
groups
provides an important basis for further agreement on HLP issues as the process unfolds. This
paper aims to bolster this process by providing
a brief overview of how HLP matters have been
addressed in other peace processes throughout the world over the past 25 years, some of which
may prove inspirational to peace negotiators in Myanmar. There is a wide range of experience
about how and in which manner HLP issues have been included in peace agreements, and HLP
issues are increasingly recognized for their multi-dimensional impacts upon conflict. Indeed,
HLP issues can be the cause of conflict, a consequence of conflict, and an important means for
securing
a sustainable peace following
conflict.
HLP concerns and the human rights and other
considerations attached to them are now widely agreed to form vital ingredients in the quest
for long-term economic vitality and social stability following
conflict. As a result, HLP issues are
growing
in prominence and are now viewed as key considerations in conflict prevention and
peacebuilding
initiatives...
Despite the fact that virtually all recent major peace processes and post-conflict periods
of reconstruction in other countries have sought to structurally address the severe HLP consequences of the conflict concerned, there is a significant risk in Myanmar that because of the deep
vested interests attached to so many of them, HLP issues will be perceived as too sensitive or
complex to be properly addressed in any eventual agreement. It is important, therefore, to foster
awareness about HLP issues among
those engaged in, or supporting
, negotiations and planning
for the post-conflict period. Without adequate preparation of all stakeholders involved in,
or supporting, the negotiation process, a national level settlement may be undermined by local
level HLP
grievances and conflicts. In the alternative scenario, in which there is no national level
agreement, an alternative strategy for sensitizing
actors to HLP risks and opportunities will nonetheless be required..."
Source/publisher:
Norwegian Refugee Council, Displacement Solutions
Date of Publication:
2018-02-08
Date of entry:
2018-02-08
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