Nepal Peace Deal

Witness: Archive 2014 by BBC

Dec 22, 20149:02Society & Culture

In 2006 the Nepalese government and Maoists signed a peace accord ending 10 years of civil war. Witness has been speaking to the UN envoy to Nepal at the time and to one of the Maoists' lead negotiators. (Photo: Nepalese...

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