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New Mon State Party (NMSP) Government 5-point State-level Peace Agreement between Mon State Level Peace-Making Group

  • Country/entity

    Myanmar
  • Region

    Asia and Pacific
  • Agreement name

    New Mon State Party (NMSP) Government 5-point State-level Peace Agreement between Mon State Level Peace-Making Group
  • Date

    1 Feb 2012
  • Agreement status

    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement

    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level

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

    Ceasefire/related
  • Conflict nature

    Government/territory
  • Peace process

    Myanmar ceasefires process with ethnic armed groups
  • Parties

    1. Mon State Level Peace-Making Group
    2. New Mon State Party
  • Third parties

    -
  • Description

    Ceasefire agreement defining terms for future peace negotiations.


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

    No specific mention.

  • 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

    No specific mention.

  • 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
    Page 1, The five-point initial agreement signed between the state-level government and NMSP is as follow:
    ... 4. not to transgress the regions with arms apart from the mutually agreed areas,
  • Ceasefire
    Security sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provision
    Page 1, The five-point initial agreement signed between the state-level government and NMSP is as follow:
    1. to make ceasefire between both sides,
    ... 4. not to transgress the regions with arms apart from the mutually agreed areas,
  • Police

    No specific mention.

  • 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

    No specific mention.

  • 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
    Page 1, The five-point initial agreement signed between the state-level government and NMSP is as follow:
    ... 2. to officially form the delegation to hold talks with Union level peace-making group and to coordinate date, time and place for the talks,
    3. to open liaison offices at suitable places (without arms) where both sides agree,
    ... 5. to accommodate the group at the designated places that both sides have agreed.

Implementation

  • UN signatory

    No specific mention.

  • 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
    UN Peacemaker; http://peacemaker.un.org/ ; http://peacemaker.un.org/myanmarninitialagreementnmsp2012
    Original source: The New Light of Myanmar, 3 February 2012, Volume XIX, Number 288, p.5.

Initial Agreement between Mon State Level Peace-Making Group and the New Mon State Party (NMSP)

1 February 2012

The five-point initial agreement signed between the state-level government and NMSP is as follow:

to make ceasefire between both sides,

to officially form the delegation to hold talks with Union level peace-making group and to coordinate date, time and place for the talks,

to open liaison offices at suitable places (without arms) where both sides agree,

not to transgress the regions with arms apart from the mutually agreed areas,

to accommodate the group at the designated places that both sides have agreed.

The agreement is as follow:-

(a) Ceasefire by both sides.

(b) Formation of Union-level peace-making group and delegation for dialogue officially and negotiation of date, time and venue for talk.

(c) Opening of communication office (with no arm) at an appropriate site agreed by both sides.

(d) Negotiation will be made for holding arms beyond the areas agreed by both sides.

(e) Settlement at the sites agreed by both sides.