Comprehensive Peace Accord

The 2006 agreement between Nepal’s government and Maoist rebels formally ended the Nepalese Civil War and set terms for peace, political transition, and Maoist combatants’ management.

Nepalese Civil War: An armed conflict in Nepal from 1996 to 2006 between the government and Maoist insurgents. The accord formally ended this decade-long conflict.
People's Movement II: The 2006 mass movement in Nepal that compelled King Gyanendra to restore the dissolved House of Representatives. The movement changed the balance of power before the peace negotiations.
Constituent Assembly of Nepal: An elected body tasked with drafting Nepal’s constitution, first convened in 2008. The accord’s promised constituent assembly became the central institution of political transition.
Enforced disappearance in Nepal: The abduction or detention of people by state agents or their proxies, with authorities concealing their fate or whereabouts, in Nepal. Families of people disappeared during the conflict continue to seek truth and accountability.
Comprehensive Peace Agreement (Nepal): The agreement signed in 2006 by Nepal’s government and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), ending the civil war. This is the accord’s formal name in English-language accounts.
Twelve-Point Understanding: A 2005 agreement between Nepal’s Seven-Party Alliance and Maoists to oppose royal autocracy and pursue a constituent assembly. It established the political cooperation that preceded the accord.
Abolition of the Nepalese monarchy: The end of Nepal’s monarchy in 2008, when the Constituent Assembly declared the country a republic. The political process set in motion by the accord ended royal rule.
Conflict-related sexual violence in Nepal: Sexual violence committed in connection with Nepal’s 1996–2006 armed conflict. Survivors have faced persistent barriers to recognition, reparations, and justice.
United Nations Mission in Nepal: A United Nations political mission established in Nepal in 2007 to monitor arms and support the peace process. The mission monitored weapons and combatants under the accord’s arrangements.
Seven-Party Alliance: A coalition of Nepalese political parties that opposed King Gyanendra’s direct rule and joined Maoists in the 2006 movement. Its parties negotiated with the Maoists after the royal government lost power.

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