• Country/entity

  Myanmar
  

• Region

  Asia and Pacific
  

• Agreement name

  Deed of Commitment for Peace and National Reconciliation

• Date

  12 Feb 2015

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Myanmar Conflict (1948 - ) )

• Stage

  Pre-negotiation/process

• Conflict nature

  Government/territory

• Peace process

  Myanmar ceasefires process with ethnic armed groups

• Parties

  Government of Myanmar and 4 rebel groups;
  Karen National Union; KNU Chairman General Saw Mutu Sae Poe, KNU Secretary P’doh Saw Kwe Htoo Win, Central Standing Committee Member General Saw Isaac Po, Political & Military Affairs Advisor to Chairman Col Saw Htoo Htoo Lay and Secretary to Chairman Office Saw Tamula
  Democratic Karen Buddhist Army;
  Karen National Liberation Army Peace Council;
  Shan State Army (Restoration Council of Shan State)
  (According to http://www.burmapartnership.org/2015/02/the-significance-of-signing-the-deed-of-commitment-to-peace-and-national-reconciliation/)

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  Document calls for a signing of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement drafted August 2014 and represents the first name-to-paper agreement by President U Then Sein. Call goes on to call for a draft of the Framework for Political Dialogue pior to elections.

• Agreement document

  MM_150212_Deed Of Ceasefire Commitment.pdf | Download PDF

• Agreement document (original language)

  MM_150212_Deed Of Ceasefire Commitment_BUR.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

Deed of Commitment for Peace and National Reconciliation

February 12, 2015

We, the signatories to this Deed of Commitment for Peace and National Reconciliation, pledge, in order to achieve lasting peace in Myanmar, to work together towards realizing the goals envisioned in this Commitment in the spirit of responsible action, transparency and accountability.

1. Aiming to safeguard sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity on the basis of the peace process;

and building a Union based on democratic and federal principles in the spirit of Panglong and in accordance with the outcomes of Political Dialogue to ensure freedom, equality, justice and self-determination for all citizens;

2. Striving together at the outset to conclude the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement without delay while recognizing that a nationwide ceasefire is vital for the political dialogue process;

3. Establishing a new political culture of ending long-existing armed conflicts and solving grievances through dialogue instead of resorting to force of arms;

and striving together to promptly hold an all inclusive political dialogue process;

4. Working together to promptly draft the Framework for Political Dialogue after concluding the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement and commencing political dialogue prior to the 2015 General Elections in accordance with the Framework on Political Dialogue;

5. Undertaking jointly to prevent armed clashes and confrontations between various armed groups and to refrain from taking actions or measures that will harm the peace process;

All signatories to this Deed of Commitment for Peace and National Reconciliation promise to endeavor together for the success of the peace process in order to achieve peace and national reconciliation desired by all citizens.

Naypyitaw

Republic of the Union of Myanmar

February 12, 2015