A group of conflict affected Nepali people welcomed new year 2009 with the new hope of peaceful "New Nepal" by exchanging yellow rose to each other.
More than 100 Internally Displaced People during 10 years long armed conflict gathered at an open theater in Nepali capital Kathmandu and demonstrated peacefully on Saturday.
The group, protesting over receiving little assistance and ignored, marched silently and exchanged yellow roses instead of shouting anti government slogans as they did in the past.
"We are welcoming new year with the new hope of 'New Nepal'", said Tulsiram Khulal. Khulal, a young man came from Ramechhap district, some 85 km east of Nepali capital Kathmandu.
"There is nothing to think personally about revenge, all we need is peace and stable humanitarian society in the country," said Khulal who joined peaceful rally carrying yellow rose in his hands.
Khulal lost his right leg and living disabled life in present. He totally plunged into credit for the treatment of his broken leg. "I'm walking with the help of artificial leg provided by International Committee for Red Cross Nepal," said Khulal.
The peaceful rally was organized by private organization Peace For Nepal, working at peace and human rights situation in Nepal.
"We are exchanging yellow rose to symbolize unity whatever language we speak, whatever costume we wear, whatever culture we follow and wherever we live inside Nepal," said Dr. Sushil Koirala, president of Peace for Nepal.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the armed conflict of 1996-2006 between the government of Nepal and the CPN-M internally displaced an estimated 200,000 people in the country.
Global estimates indicate that approximately 80 percent of all displaced populations are generally women and children under age 18. And the Nepali organization Community Study and Welfare Center estimates that the number of internally displaced children in Nepal may be as high as 100,000 to 120,000.
Source:Xinhua
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