Nepal: Ten years Armed Conflict and educational Impact on Children

Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict, Security, Kathmandu University, language: English, abstract: The armed conflict started from the year since 1996 to 2006 against the Nepali state by the Maoist party in Nepal. No any Nepalese is free from the conflict and its effect, affected all aspects of livelihood and dominion (Pherali, 2006). The armed conflict in Nepal has left a legacy of some 15,000 dead (INSEC, 2007), and more than 1,300 missing (ICRC, April 2009). According to Shrestha, (2004) he has acknowledged that the armed conflict also destroyed human life and physical infrastructures as well. Similarly, Pherali (2011)states that children from rural people to the urban, being abduct from their home, and killing of innocent children and people, people being homeless, people being internally and externally displaced, the big number of children being orphan and homeless were the regular phenomena in that period. However, ten years armed conflict with the political aim has been the longest ever conflict witness in the past of Nepal. Ten years since then, the conflict has overcome almost 70 out of 75 districts, making it a problem of Nepal in many sectors like health, education etc .Therefore it can be said that Ten years conflict has a profound effect on children development negatively.

Autorentext

Mr. Shree Prasad Devkota is a Kathmandu University Graduate. He has completed his mater's degree in Math Education and M.phl in Development Studies. Currently, he has been working as a chairperson of SDEF. He is also a lecturer and researcher in the field development sectors in Nepal. He has already worked as consultant and monitoring and evaluation expert in the different me /NGOs. Similarly he has published some books from international publications as well as several research articles in national and international journals. Recently, he has been working in the fields of education of children, especially on conflict management regarding the post conflict situation in Nepal.

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Introduction Armed conflict and Children Involvement Armed Conflict and Children Education Post Conflict Situation and Children Reintegration On Education Conclusions References Annex