{"id":97513,"date":"2013-07-28T00:05:31","date_gmt":"2013-07-27T18:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=97513"},"modified":"2013-07-31T02:03:09","modified_gmt":"2013-07-30T20:33:09","slug":"mahinda-chintana-vision-reconciliation-and-implementation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/mahinda-chintana-vision-reconciliation-and-implementation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahinda Chintana Vision, Reconciliation And Implementation"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Salma Yusuf<\/a><\/span> –<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Salma Yusuf<\/p><\/div>\n

Key aspects of the proposed National Policy on Reconciliation<\/a><\/span> drafted at the Secretariat of the Presidential Advisor on Reconciliation are particularly striking as creative and innovative in that they require the participation and support of all stakeholders involved coupled with the fact that while being essential towards a larger reconciliation framework, individually and separately have merit in the reconciliatory dividends that each is capable of realizing. The strategy embedded in the Policy Proposal straddles four aspects, namely, Recovery and equitable development, Political participation and administrative accountability, Justice, Truth and Understanding and an Implementation Plan.<\/p>\n

The Draft Policy was initially produced by a small group of persons characterized by multi-party, multi-ethnic representation. The Draft Policy was then circulated to leaders of all political parties and followed by a discussion with Members of Parliament including those Cabinet Ministers actively involved in working on issues of reconciliation.<\/p>\n

Thereafter, the Draft Policy was taken through a process of consultation with key national stakeholders including religious leaders, civil society and the media. Following the several rounds of consultation, feedback and comments were carefully considered by the core group originally involved in drafting the Policy and amendments were incorporated as relevant into the existing framework before which a Final Consolidated Draft Policy was produced.<\/p>\n

With the defeat of the LTTE<\/a><\/span> in May 2009, the armed conflict came to an end. The ending of the armed struggle meant that there had arisen a suitable foundation upon which socio-economic development and citizen empowerment could be built.<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka is faced with a unique opportunity to foster sustainable peace, unity and national\u00a0reconciliation. The present Government wields the broad support of the citizens of the\u00a0country and possesses the capacity to present a political solution that is acceptable to all\u00a0peoples and communities.<\/p>\n

Finally, the end of the armed conflict has opened up space to address the task of nation\u00a0building unhindered by preoccupation with a debilitating armed struggle, which was\u00a0a drain on the nation’s resources. With the Sri Lankan Government\u2019s efforts to ensure\u00a0large infrastructure development in the past two years, healthy growth rates have been\u00a0achieved. The economic achievements\u00a0can now be translated into meaningful and equitable benefits that will impact on the life of\u00a0every Sri Lankan.<\/p>\n

The key aspects which the proposed National Policy on Reconciliation and for which support from all stakeholders is required are a programme of equitable distribution of educational facilities in the\u00a0different areas of the country; a clear policy on compensation for victims of the conflict whereby benefits\u00a0including scholarships and loans on easy payment are provided to such persons as\u00a0a minimum; and a proposal for a Second Chamber of Parliament based on the principle of equal representation for all Provinces.<\/p>\n

For this purpose all communities must work hard to create governance, administrative and\u00a0social structures that create and foster interdependence among them. This will help create\u00a0the feeling in each of the communities that their progress or downfall is inextricably linked\u00a0with the progress or downfall of the other communities and thus help to inculcate a strong\u00a0sense of nationhood among Sri Lankans.<\/p>\n

Steering the journey out of conflict is inherently a complex process where specific aspects\u00a0of the proposed National Policy on Reconciliation may gain greater attention and importance\u00a0undermining the whole of the outcome that is sought. It is therefore necessary that the\u00a0implementation of this Policy be envisioned within an institutional framework designed\u00a0and functioning according to the principles of democratic governance which underpins\u00a0the approach to reconciliation. The implementation arrangements should then ensure the\u00a0widest possible publicity to the Policy and its actions promoting public awareness of the\u00a0implementation actions in a manner that brings about the widest possible engagement of\u00a0the people in the implementation of the Policy.<\/p>\n

To this end, the proposed National Policy on Reconciliation recommends the mainstreaming of the policy and implementation actions into the Mahinda Chintana<\/a><\/span> Vision\u00a0for the Future Development Policy Framework of the Government; and envisaging reconciliation as a process without rigid timeframes.<\/p>\n

However,\u00a0implementation actions would be guided initially by a three-year implementation plan\u00a0organized on the basis of timeframes that would be required for implementation i.e.,\u00a0short-term, medium-term and long-term; Envisioning implementation as a shared responsibility between the Government and\u00a0civil society where respective roles and responsibilities would be worked out on an\u00a0evolving basis; Establishing a multi-stakeholder institutional mechanism with responsibility to promote\u00a0and monitor the reconciliation process.<\/p>\n

A Parliamentary Select Committee should review\u00a0the work of this mechanism. The mechanism should thereafter cease to exist at the end\u00a0of three years unless Parliament decides otherwise; Mainstreaming implementation through assigning responsibility for implementation of\u00a0policy responses and actions to the relevant government agencies; Organizing implementation at provincial, district and division levels allowing institutional\u00a0space for maximum ownership and engagement of the people in the implementation\u00a0process. The triple hallmark of the proposed National Policy on Reconciliation for Sri Lanka has very appropriately been identified as development, empowerment and restitution.<\/p>\n

salmayusuf@gmail.com<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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