Kalo Htoo Baw (DKBA-5), Government Union-level Peace Agreements
- Country/entity
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Myanmar
- Region
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Asia and Pacific
- Agreement name
- Kalo Htoo Baw (DKBA-5), Government Union-level Peace Agreements
- Date
- 11 Dec 2011
- Agreement status
- Multiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangement
- Yes
- Agreement/conflict level
- Intrastate/intrastate conflict
- Stage
- Ceasefire/related
- Conflict nature
- Government/territory
- Peace process
- Myanmar ceasefires process with ethnic armed groups
- Parties
- Kayin State Peace Making Group and Kalo Htoo Baw (former DKBA-brigade 5)
- Third parties
- -
- Description
- Short agreement reaffirming the nature of the Myanmar state and outlining broad development goals in order to facilitate reconciliation.
- Agreement document
- MM_111211_Kalo Htoo Baw, Govt. Union-level agreement.pdf (opens in new tab) | Download PDF
Groups
- Children/youth
No specific mention.
- Disabled persons
No specific mention.
- Elderly/age
No specific mention.
- Migrant workers
No specific mention.
- Racial/ethnic/national group
No specific mention.
- Religious groups
No specific mention.
- Indigenous people
No specific mention.
- Other groups
No specific mention.
- Refugees/displaced persons
No specific mention.
- Social class
No specific mention.
Gender
- Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
- Men and boys
No specific mention.
- LGBTI
No specific mention.
- Family
- Page 1, 4. It is agreed to cooperate with the government in regional development, settlement of members of Kalo Htoo Baw group and their families and improvement of socioeconomic status in Sukali region under existing laws, basing temporarily in Sone Hsi Myaing region.
State definition
- Nature of state (general)
- Page 1, 2. Karen State is an important part of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. It is agreed not to secede Kayin State from the Union.
3. It is agreed to uphold Non-disintegration of the Union, Non-disintegration of National Solidarity and Perpetuation of Sovereignty forever. - State configuration
No specific mention.
- Self determination
No specific mention.
- Referendum
No specific mention.
- State symbols
No specific mention.
- Independence/secession
No specific mention.
- Accession/unification
No specific mention.
- Border delimitation
No specific mention.
- Cross-border provision
No specific mention.
Governance
- Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
- Elections
No specific mention.
- Electoral commission
No specific mention.
- Political parties reform
No specific mention.
- Civil society
No specific mention.
- Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
- Public administration
No specific mention.
- Constitution
No specific mention.
Power sharing
- Political power sharing
No specific mention.
- Territorial power sharing
No specific mention.
- Economic power sharing
No specific mention.
- Military power sharing
No specific mention.
Human rights and equality
- Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
- Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
- Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
- Civil and political rights
No specific mention.
- Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.
Rights related issues
- Citizenship
No specific mention.
- Democracy
No specific mention.
- Detention procedures
No specific mention.
- Media and communication
No specific mention.
- Mobility/access
No specific mention.
- Protection measures
No specific mention.
- Other
No specific mention.
Rights institutions
- NHRI
No specific mention.
- Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.
Justice sector reform
- Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
- State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
- Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
- Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
- Traditional Laws
No specific mention.
Socio-economic reconstruction
- Development or socio-economic reconstruction
- Socio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Socio-economic developmentPage 1, 4. It is agreed to cooperate with the government in regional development, settlement of members of Kalo Htoo Baw group and their families and improvement of socioeconomic status in Sukali region under existing laws, basing temporarily in Sone Hsi Myaing region.
- National economic plan
No specific mention.
- Natural resources
No specific mention.
- International funds
No specific mention.
- Business
No specific mention.
- Taxation
No specific mention.
- Banks
No specific mention.
Land, property and environment
- Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
- Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
- Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
- Environment
No specific mention.
- Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.
Security sector
- Security Guarantees
No specific mention.
- Ceasefire
- Security sector→Ceasefire→General commitments[Summary] Although the agreement does not explicitly provide for a ceasefire, it was considered by all parties to be a ceasefire agreement, with cessation of hostilities related to broader issues of the process in the agreed points.
- Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
No specific mention.
- Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
- Corruption
No specific mention.
- Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
- Drugs
- Page 1, 5. It is agreed to cooperate with the Union government in the fight against narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
- Terrorism
No specific mention.
Transitional justice
- Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
- Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
- Courts
No specific mention.
- Mechanism
No specific mention.
- Prisoner release
No specific mention.
- Vetting
No specific mention.
- Victims
No specific mention.
- Missing persons
No specific mention.
- Reparations
No specific mention.
- Reconciliation
No specific mention.
Implementation
- UN signatory
No specific mention.
- Other international signatory
No specific mention.
- Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similar
No specific mention.
- Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- Source
- Myanmar Peace Monitor, https://web.archive.org/web/20200107164413/https://www.mmpeacemonitor.org/1499
Kalo Htoo Baw (DKBA-5) Government Union Level peace agreement
11 December 2011
The seven-member Union level peace-making group led by Taungtha Township Pyithu Hluttaw Representative U Aung Thaung and its six-member delegation of Kalo Htoo Baw group led by U Saw Lah Pwe met in first Union level negotiation in Hpa-an of Karen State on 11 December 2011.
The meeting was concluded by inking six-point agreement.
Unofficial Translation
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1. It is agreed to approve initial peace agreement signed by Kayin State Peace Making Group and Kalo Htoo Baw (former DKBA-brigade 5) on 3 November, 2011.
2. Karen State is an important part of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
It is agreed not to secede Kayin State from the Union.
3. It is agreed to uphold Non-disintegration of the Union, Non-disintegration of National Solidarity and Perpetuation of Sovereignty forever.
4. It is agreed to cooperate with the government in regional development, settlement of members of Kalo Htoo Baw group and their families and improvement of socioeconomic status in Sukali region under existing laws, basing temporarily in Sone Hsi Myaing region.
5. It is agreed to cooperate with the Union government in the fight against narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
6. It is agreed to continue dialogue for establishing eternal peace.