Conflict and degeneration of Human Values

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• Conflict and degeneration of Human Values
• African lesson in Nepalese perspective
• Nawa Raj Silwal
• email nawa.silwal_at_gmail.com

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Contents

• Structural violence
• Economics and conflict connection
• Security and prosperity link
• Conflict and degeneration of life values
• UN role in resolving conflict
• Happening of New Nepal

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• Structural Violence
• dehumanizes, demeans and destabilizes the life
  value of people thus being a root cause of
  conflict

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Structural violence

• Food, Shelter, and Clothe issue
• Access to justice system
• Illiteracy and absence of moral values
• Hardcore poverty
• Unemployment and no means of life
• Malnutrition and health hazards
• Crime and impunity
• Negative peace vs positive peace

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Structural violence

• Inhuman and degrading treatment, (Afno manchhe,
  Aruko manchhe)
• Tribal state vs Nation state
• Exploitation and classification of community
• Unscientific education system that produces
  haphazard growth undermining quality

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Economics and conflict connection

• People is the center of State mission
• State should ensure life sustainability of each
  citizen
• Tool in each handbuilding of economic man
• Productive craftsmanship and exploring the market

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Economics and conflict connection

• Social man is not possible without his economic
  viability
• Distribution of wealth, haves and have nots
• Foreign exploitation of resources
• Social justice
• Role of media for Positive direction

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Interactive Triangle
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Security and prosperity link

• Security, main source for advancement
• Without reliable security nation building is not
  possible
• Security of dignity, equal treatment, equal
  opportunity, meritocracy
• Security and recognition of Performer

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Conflict and degeneration of life value

• Hunger and injustice sow conflict
• Ego too determines
• When relatives and kin get killed enmity and
  revenge become intense
• Insurgency leaders instigate retaliation getting
  their own people killed at the hands of enemy
• Suicide missions

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Conflict and degeneration of life value

• Genocide and mass killings
• Destruction psychology People and infrastructure
• Counter control system doesnt work to guarantee
  negotiations
• Moral coward and social failures
• Losers win at the end

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UN role in resolving conflicts

• UN has sometimes been effective but has failed
  over and over again
• Call for reform within
• Evolution of UN in World order, reform agenda a
  priority
• Peace keeping, Preventive diplomacy and Peace
  building

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UN role in resolving conflicts

• Millennium goals
• Africa has become a habit of waiting and looking
  at the world and the UN, not doing anything of
  their own
• Continued foreign aid and assistance cripples

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Happening of New Nepal

• Charismatic leadership
• Revolution brings three things at the forefront
• New leadership
• New vision and fresh hope
• Program and resources
• Development philosophy
• Role model development

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Happening of New Nepal

• Useful education
• Ceasing brain drain
• Individual Economic agenda
• Embracing the change
• Respecting the diversity
• Positivism
• Human dignity
• The journey of thousand miles begins with a
  single step

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• Thank you

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