North Nasioi Agreement

  • Country/entity
    Papua New Guinea
    Bougainville
  • Region
    Asia and Pacific
    Asia and Pacific
  • Agreement name
    North Nasioi Agreement
  • Date
    18 Oct 1994
  • Agreement status
    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement
    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level
    Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Bougainville Conflict (1987 - 1998) )
  • Stage
    Pre-negotiation/process
  • Conflict nature
    Government/territory
  • Peace process
    Bougainville: peace process
  • Parties
    Bougainville Interim Government Spokesmen; Representatives of the village Councils of Chiefs of the Central District of Bougainville; The big men of the South Nasioi, Aropa Valley and Pinei Valley; Commanders of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army from the North Nasioi area of Bougainville; The representatives of women's associations and churches
  • Third parties
    -
  • Description
    This short agreement contains a commitment by all Parties to achieving peace in Bougainville based on 6 principles.

  • Main category

    Page 1
    The representatives of an independent state of Papua New Guinea whose names and signatures are set out below; and
    ... 4. The representatives of women's associations and churches

    Page 1, Taking into account:
    The basic aims and goals underlying the resolutions agreed to by the Bougainville Peace Conference at its meeting in Arawa on Friday the 14th day of October 1994; and
    The fundamental rights and freedoms of the peoples of Bougainville; and
    The principles and matters of concern recognized by the parties, including:
    ... e) The unnecessary deaths of innocent mothers and their babies resulting from the conflict and the blockade;

Women, girls and gender

  • Participation

    No specific mention.

  • Equality

    No specific mention.

  • Particular groups of women
    Particular groups of women→Pregnancy/maternity
    Page 1 The representatives of an independent state of Papua New Guinea whose names and signatures are set out below: ... 4. The representatives of women's associations and churches Page 1, The principles and matters of concern recognized by the parties, including: ... e) The unnecessary deaths of innocent mothers and their babies resulting from the conflict and the blockade;
  • International law

    No specific mention.

  • New institutions

    No specific mention.

  • Violence against women
    Violence against women→Other
    Page 1
    The principles and matters of concern recognized by the parties, including:
    ...
    e) The unnecessary deaths of innocent mothers and their babies resulting from the conflict and the blockade;
  • Transitional justice

    No specific mention.

  • Institutional reform

    No specific mention.

  • Development

    No specific mention.

  • Implementation
    Implementation→Signing or witnessing agreement
    Page 1
    The representatives of an independent state of Papua New Guinea whose names and
    signatures are set out below:
    ...
    4. The representatives of women's associations and churches
  • Other

    No specific mention.

North Nasioi Agreement

18 October 1994

Agreement with BRA Commanders and Bougainville Interim Government Spokesmen

This agreement comprising thirteen pages of signatures is made in Arawa on the 18th day of October 1994 between:

The representatives of an independent state of Papua New Guinea whose names and signatures are set out below;

and

The representatives of the village Councils of Chiefs of the Central District of Bougainville, whose names, clans, and signatures are set out below;

and

The big men of the South Nasioi, Aropa Valley and Pinei Valley, whose names, clans and signatures are set out below;

and

The commanders of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army from the North Nasioi area of Bougainville, whose names and signatures are set out below;

and

The representatives of women's associations and churches, some of whom are signing on the day the agreement is made and some of whom will sign at a later date.

Taking into account:

The basic aims and goals underlying the resolutions agreed to by the Bougainville Peace Conference at its meeting in Arawa on Friday the 14th day of October 1994;

and

The fundamental rights and freedoms of the peoples of Bougainville;

and The principles and matters of concern recognized by the parties, including:

a) The need for justice and equity;

b) The failure of all methods so far used in the earnest attempts made to solve the conflict afflicting Bougainville, which developed into violence in 1989;

c) The terrible effects and results of the blockade on the flow of goods and services to Bougainville;

d) The senseless and barbaric killing of citizens committed by all parties involved in the conflict;

e) The unnecessary deaths of innocent mothers and their babies resulting from the conflict and the blockade;

f) The total absence of formal education for so many of the children of Bougainville since 1989.

We sign this agreement in order to record that we commit ourselves to achieving peace in Bougainville in accordance with the resolutions of the Bougainville Peace Conference in Arawa on Friday 14 October 1994.

The representatives of the village Councils of Chiefs and the commanders of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army who sign this agreement also record here that they accept Theodore Miriung as the Interim Chairman of the North Nasioi Village Council of Chiefs.