Shan State Army-South (SSA-S), Government, UNOFC Tripartite agreement

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Country/entity
Myanmar
Region
Asia and Pacific
Agreement name
Shan State Army-South (SSA-S), Government, UNOFC Tripartite agreement
Date
28 Oct 2012
Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Myanmar Conflict (1948 - ) )
Stage
Framework/substantive - partial
Conflict nature
Government/territory
Peace process
Myanmar ceasefires process with ethnic armed groups
Parties
Shan State Army-South (SSA-S), the UN Office of Drugs and Crimes (UNODC), and the State Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CDAC)
Third parties
-
Description
A tripartite agreement between the Shan State Army-South (SSA-S), the UN Office of Drugs and Crimes (UNODC), and the State Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CDAC), providing for a pilot crop substitution project.

Agreement document
MM_121028_SSA-S-Government-UNOFC.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth
No specific mention.
Disabled persons
No specific mention.
Elderly/age
No specific mention.
Migrant workers
No specific mention.
Racial/ethnic/national group
No specific mention.
Religious groups
No specific mention.
Indigenous people
No specific mention.
Other groups
No specific mention.
Refugees/displaced persons
No specific mention.
Social class
No specific mention.

Gender

Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
Men and boys
No specific mention.
LGBTI
No specific mention.
Family
No specific mention.

State definition

Nature of state (general)
No specific mention.
State configuration
No specific mention.
Self determination
No specific mention.
Referendum
No specific mention.
State symbols
No specific mention.
Independence/secession
No specific mention.
Accession/unification
No specific mention.
Border delimitation
No specific mention.
Cross-border provision
No specific mention.

Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
Elections
No specific mention.
Electoral commission
No specific mention.
Political parties reform
No specific mention.
Civil society
No specific mention.
Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
Public administration
No specific mention.
Constitution
No specific mention.

Power sharing

Political power sharing
No specific mention.
Territorial power sharing
No specific mention.
Economic power sharing
No specific mention.
Military power sharing
No specific mention.

Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
Civil and political rights
No specific mention.
Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.

Rights related issues

Citizenship
No specific mention.
Democracy
No specific mention.
Detention procedures
No specific mention.
Media and communication
No specific mention.
Mobility/access
No specific mention.
Protection measures
Rights related issues→Protection measures→Other
Page 1, ... 7. RCSS will keep the local people as well as its members informed on protection against the dangers of drugs, reduction and total eradication of opium cultivation, cooperation in the control of drugs and implementation of the crop substitution project
Other
No specific mention.

Rights institutions

NHRI
No specific mention.
Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.

Justice sector reform

Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
Traditional Laws
No specific mention.

Socio-economic reconstruction

Development or socio-economic reconstruction
No specific mention.
National economic plan
No specific mention.
Natural resources
No specific mention.
International funds
Page 1, ... 5. UNODC will render technical assistance to the government-RCSS crop substitution project sites

Page 1, ... 6. UNODC will discuss with international donors for the provision of immediately needed funds for the project
Business
No specific mention.
Taxation
No specific mention.
Banks
No specific mention.

Land, property and environment

Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
Environment
No specific mention.
Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.

Security sector

Security Guarantees
No specific mention.
Ceasefire
No specific mention.
Police
Page 1, ... 8. For effective implementation CCDAC, Shan State Police Force and RCSS will each appoint contact persons and exchange information through email, telephone and other appropriate means
Armed forces
No specific mention.
DDR
No specific mention.
Intelligence services
No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
No specific mention.
Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
Corruption
No specific mention.
Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
Drugs
[Agreement targets the growing of poppies by local landowners.]

Page 1, ... 7. RCSS will keep the local people as well as its members informed on protection against the dangers of drugs, reduction and total eradication of opium cultivation, cooperation in the control of drugs and implementation of the crop substitution project
Terrorism
No specific mention.

Transitional justice

Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
Courts
No specific mention.
Mechanism
No specific mention.
Prisoner release
No specific mention.
Vetting
No specific mention.
Victims
No specific mention.
Missing persons
No specific mention.
Reparations
No specific mention.
Reconciliation
No specific mention.

Implementation

UN signatory
English copy of agreement not signed, but presented as being an agreement of the UN Office of Drug Crimes

Page 1, 1. Government, UNODC and RCSS will undertake survey in Mongnai and Mongpan townships
Other international signatory
No specific mention.
Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar
No specific mention.
Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
Related cases
No specific mention.
Source
Myanmar Peace Monitor; http://mmpeacemonitor.org/images/pdf/SSA-S-Government-UNOFC.pdf

SSA-S, Government, UNOFC Tripartite agreement

28 October 2012

Unofficial Translation

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1. Government, UNODC and RCSS will undertake survey in Mongnai and Mongpan townships

2. Based on the data gathered, government, UNODC and RCSS will choose sites for crop substitution pilot project

3. Plans for the crop substitution pilot project will be jointly drawn up, explained and discussed with the people, and then implemented

4. The crop substitution pilot project at the chosen sites will be implemented by the government-UNODC-RCSS as soon as possible*

5. UNODC will render technical assistance to the government-RCSS crop substitution project sites

6. UNODC will discuss with international donors for the provision of immediately needed funds for the project

7. RCSS will keep the local people as well as its members informed on protection against the dangers of drugs, reduction and total eradication of opium cultivation, cooperation in the control of drugs and implementation of the crop substitution project

8. For effective implementation CCDAC, Shan State Police Force and RCSS will each appoint contact persons and exchange information through email, telephone and other appropriate means

9. Security issues in the joint CCDAC-UNODC and RCSS crop substitution project sites will be presented to the higher authorities**

UNODC = UN Office on Drugs and Crimes

CCDAC = Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control

RCSS = Restoration Council of Shan State

*The UNODC wants the project to be implemented by the end of 2012

*The RCSS has requested that its members are allowed to carry arms in the project

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