English - Support to Participatory Constitution Building in Nepal ...

Reconciliation and reintegrationresolve grievances. Therefore the government needs to use strategy ofmobilising these mechanisms.5. Monitoring and coordinationSuccessful R&R depends upon monitoring and coordination. It is notpossible to achieve R&R without them. Hence, all agencies and individualsengaged in R&R need to develop human resource and allocate somefinancial resources to monitor and coordinate R&R activities.There is always risk of perception of host community towards R&R, ofespecially ex-combatant, as the community feels it as a ‘reward forcommitted atrocities’. The local communities may also feel that theyare excluded from the reparation packages. Hence, there can also beresentment from host communities. Hence, government through meansof monitoring and coordination need to take preventive measuresby dialogue and awareness rising discussion in advance. Receivingcommunities must be informed in advance about the purpose, intentionand procedures, reintegration package, and potential impacts. Finally, it isalso needed to collect their feedback and suggestions.6. ConclusionThe conclusions are drawn mainly based on the empirical study. They arecomplemented by the related conceptual and theoretical literatures.R&R is extremely essential to strengthen the newly restored or introduceddemocratic institutions, to promote harmony among and between theindividuals and communities. It has to be an agenda for the ongoingprocess of constitution writing and state building.Post-conflict transition goes beyond reforming and/or introducing norms,institutions and procedures fitting to the changing context. It deals withthe recognition and protection of individual rights. Also, it makes thestate responsible to provide redress in the violation over these rights andindividual freedom by the state security forces and the insurgents.No single comprehensive R&R model is available. However, there areseveral useful positive and negative experiences and lessons from Peru,Sierra Leona, Rwanda, ex-Yugoslavia and South Africa from which Nepalcould learn a lot.R&R is not an isolated process. One of the main agendas of the statebuilding, it has to be intrinsically linked with wider reconstruction and280