Farmers in Kyaukkyi There is a huge lack of human resource in the country, and there are those who want to fill the gap. But there is no existing legal mechanism that allows the Burma-natives, who have been in foreign country for a long, long time, to return and stay in the country for a good amount of time to make a difference. Reports have been floated before that the Burmese government is thinking about granting permanent resident status to expatriates who are former citizens of Burma. But, nothing concrete has yet developed.
In the meantime, whether the country can move onto development phase or not depends largely on how durable the ceasefire agreements are between the government and ethnic armed forces. It seems premature to initiate development projects in ethnic areas, when there is no clear structure or boundary of authority and responsibility between the government and ethnic organizations. And, it is uncertain if the ceasefire will turn into political negotiation process. We all know that ceasefire is only a temporary step before political dialogues towards lasting political solution.
Though this may be the path less traveled by, we believe that empowering communities, especially different ethnic communities in conflict areas, is very important. After all, the ethnic community themselves will have to make their own determination as to what kind of development they want and how they can achieve their goal of self-determination.
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In the meantime, whether the country can move onto development phase or not depends largely on how durable the ceasefire agreements are between the government and ethnic armed forces. It seems premature to initiate development projects in ethnic areas, when there is no clear structure or boundary of authority and responsibility between the government and ethnic organizations. And, it is uncertain if the ceasefire will turn into political negotiation process. We all know that ceasefire is only a temporary step before political dialogues towards lasting political solution.
Though this may be the path less traveled by, we believe that empowering communities, especially different ethnic communities in conflict areas, is very important. After all, the ethnic community themselves will have to make their own determination as to what kind of development they want and how they can achieve their goal of self-determination.
Posted by SI
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