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Featured Article: Peaceful Resolution to National Conflict

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Sunday, 02 September 2007
While there is an emphasis on finding a political solution to the national problem in the country, there are military operations causing great concern among the people. Every time there is a military operation, it is the ordinary people who are affected. They lose their lives. They lose their limbs.

They lose their belongings. They are displaced. They are victims in one way or the other.

Those who are in power are declaring that they are going to liberate the north fully and this only indicates a military approach. It indicates that they are interested in a military solution to the national problem. We cannot be unmindful of the sufferings faced by the people whenever there were military operations in the north. AS a result, the people in the north east are very badly hit.

On the other hand, due to these moves, the expenditure on defence has increased. The development projects could not be completed. People are affected due the increasing cost of living.

It is by finding a political solution to the ethnic problem that the expenditure on defence can be brought down. The cost of living can be brought down.

Therefore the need of the hour is to find a negotiated settlement to the ethnic problem.

An English translation of the Editorial in Virakesari, a Tamil daily, based in Colombo

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Sunimal Alles said:

I call on HONEST and NEUTRAL people who are concerned to send me an email so that I can send them a recent document I wrote on "The manner we can rapidly resolve conflict, ensure democratic governance and livelihoods enhancement, erase HRV (Human Rights Violations), ensure resurgence of values and sustained peace, in post conflict and multi-tribal communities".

By Sunimal Alles- This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

I give a portion of the document here:

It must be understood that populations affected by fighting forces and those that have seen their children go to war for generations, need to challenge themselves and visualize the alternative paths before they are motivated to invest their resources to RRN (Rapidly Return to Normalcy). We have evidence that combatants and child soldiers can be rapidly enticed to RRN. Many children and families grew up in conflict zones and their very nature changed from the ââ?¬Å?Normalââ?¬? to that of retaliation and vengeance. Many children who were born in conflict zones and had their rights violated are today the ââ?¬Å?freedom fightersââ?¬? who have taken firearms to seek solutions as they saw their parents or friends being killed. Others join the regular army or militant groups as they do not see any avenue of income to feed themselves. They pillage their own communities and families and are prevented from returning to their own homes as they feel guilty and are compelled to live in exile and aggress populations to continue living. If we wish that conflicts are resolved rapidly and HRV is a thing of the past, we need to expose everyone ââ?¬Å?in and aroundââ?¬? conflict to the alternatives within a ââ?¬Å?framework of peaceââ?¬? and initiate them on processes that will ensure that their security will be assured (Even soldiers and militants), and strengthen their capacity to invest their human and material resources and RRN rapidly.

follow the process outlined below and have 100% results and impact within six months.

-Dialogue with neglected and fragmented communities in remote, conflict or post conflict areas to gather all citizens.
-Also invite the militants in the area to dialogue a proposal that will benefit everyone
-Have a meeting and establish CCC (Concerned Citizens Committees) with Honest, Neutral and guide them (If necessary- normally not needed) to democratically elect office bearers.
-Establish sub-committees for the different unmet needs including one to set up a conflict resolution unit and early warning system to prevent future conflict. (Some militants in the area could be invited to be members of this sub-committee and take responsibility)
-Have a program to carry out psychosocial and trauma counseling to recover the imbalanced (Human beings need their Emotional, Spiritual, Mental and Physical aspects in life to be in balance in order to function efficiently and in an un-biased manner)
-Establish a center for better living (ACBL) where the following services will be provided
-Identification of Natural Talents (Thought Patterns, Will/Drive and Skills)
-Refining thoughts/will to be sociable and non-violent and polishing skills to be marketable by sensitizing them to realize that ââ?¬Å?Everyone needs everyone else to enable their enterprises and businesses to thriveââ?¬? (As everyone in the community has a role to play in enhancing income-everyone is either a client or a supplier/transporter of raw materials or goods) (When we start valuing each otherââ?¬â?¢s contributions to assuring livelihood security, HRV is eradicated)
-Orienting those that are unemployed and militants and child soldiers to professions aligned to their talents and polishing them through entrepreneurs and elders.
-Sensitize and advice on the importance of maintaining democratic governance, transparent accounting and record keeping at a high level, to prevent conflict of interest an corruption.
-Provide BDS services if necessary.
-Advice on starting village level savings and investment and SEAD (Small Economic Activities Development groups)
-While the groups are saving and investing, provide guidelines to prepare proposals for accessing grants matched to their savings to increase their working capital. (Either from a bank a MFI or donors) ââ?¬â?? Lessons learned demonstrates that matching grants can be given in 12 weeks and the communities are able to manage themselves in 24 weeks.

All communities in any country can become vibrant and resolve all conflicts. They can sell their goods and services to others and make sufficient money, and reorganize their lives.

If you have problems setting up a program or a center to RRN communities and populations, please contact us at the following address for guidance:

The TIDY Center
(Talents Identification and Development for everYone)
54 Anura Mawatha, Off Anderson road, Kalubowila, Dehiwala, Sri Lanka
Tel; 00-94- 2763539 and 00-94-722826620 email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
http://www.tidycentre.com/web/english/index.htm



2007-09-04 00:42:58

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