The National Reconciliation and Peace Centre ( my, အမျိုးသားပြန်လည်သင့်မြတ်ရေးနှင့်ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေးဗဟိုဌာန; abbreviated NRPC), formerly known as the Myanmar Peace Centre (abbreviated MPC), was an organization to provide technical support to the peacemaking process in
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
(Burma),
including implementing and managing
ceasefire agreements and facilitating dialogue on political issues.
The centre was renamed the NRPC in July 2016, with the promulgation of Order 50/2016 by President
Htin Kyaw
Htin Kyaw ( my, ထင်ကျော်, or ; born 20 July 1946) is a Burmese politician, writer and scholar who served as the ninth president of Myanmar from 30 March 2016 to 21 March 2018. He was the first elected president to hold the off ...
. The centre was dissolved in February 2021 by authorities, in the aftermath of the
2021 Myanmar coup d'etat.
The centre is on U Wisara Road in
Yangon
Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
and was established with the support of the Peace Donor Support Group, comprising
Norway
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, the
European Union
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,
Japan and
United Nations
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agencies.
Vision and mission
It coordinates peace initiatives and acts as a service centre for donor governments and international
non-governmental organisation
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in ...
s that want to support the peace process. In addition, it will serve as a platform for government officials, members of ethnic militia groups, civil society organisations, international donors and international non-governmental organisations to meet and negotiate.
The centre coordinates government activities in five key areas:
# Ceasefire negotiations and implementation
# Peace negotiations and political dialogue
# Coordination of assistance in conflict affected areas
# Outreach and public diplomacy
# Mine Actions
Criticism
MPC was criticised by
Bertil Lintner
Bertil Lintner (born 1953) is a Swedish journalist, author and strategic consultant who has been writing about Asia for nearly four decades. He was formerly the Burma (Myanmar) correspondent of the now defunct ''Far Eastern Economic Review'', and ...
for lacking capacity and a mandate to promote the peace process, and was likened to an organisation which is paid to do nothing.
References
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External links
Official website
Organizations established in 2012
Human rights organisations based in Myanmar
2012 establishments in Myanmar
Internal conflict in Myanmar
Politics of Myanmar