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US Government Provides Nepal With $ 1.05 Million
By KTM Metro Reporter
December 10, 2012: on behalf of the Government of Nepal, Secretary to the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction Dhruba Prasad Sharma, and on behalf of the US Government, US Ambassador Peter W. Bodde signed off a memorandum of understanding on the US Government providing Nepal with $1,050,000 for peace building and transitional justice projects.
On behalf of the Government of Nepal, the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction, and on behalf of the US Government, USAID/Nepal will implement these projects in Nepal.
The initial commitment of the USAID/Nepal is $550,000 to the Technical Cooperation Pool for Capacity Development (TC Pool), and $500,000 to the assistance to the Nepal Peace Trust Fund (NPTF). Thus, the total contribution to these two projects is $1,050,000.
USAID will support the peace process as a contributor to the NPTF and as a participant in the TC Pool. U.S. contribution o the NPTF is to support conflict-affected communities, transitional justice, future elections, public infrastructure reconstruction, and other peace commitments. As part of the TC Pool for Capacity Development, USAID/Nepal will hire a Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Advisor. The Advisor will serve to strengthen the ongoing work within the Ministry and Peace Fund Secretariat gender units and address gender and inclusion within the NPTF programs, according to the statement issued by the US embassy in Kathmandu.
Speaking at the ceremony, ambassador Bodde said, “The U.S. Government’s partnership with the Government of Nepal in this effort further demonstrates our commitment to helping the people of Nepal realize the benefits of peace and the promise of prosperity.” He further stated: “We recognize the Ministry’s and the Peace Fund Secretariat’s work to implement the commitments of the 2006 Comprehensive Peace Accord through the Fund’s programming,” according to nepalnews.com.
