3 June 2026

The Finance Minister delivered the national budget speech for 2026 following the Gen-Z movement of September 2025. However, Ban Landmines Campaign Nepal (NCBL), which has been campaigning for the rights of conflict survivors and of their restitution, observed with concern that the speech failed to address the urgent needs of survivors of armed conflict, including those affected by landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and explosive remnants of war (ERW). In the previous year’s budget, Rs. 1 billion had been allocated to establish a dedicated fund for investigation, relief, and compensation related to conflict incidents. This year, however, the allocation has been restricted solely to martyrs and survivors of the Gen-Z movement, excluding all other categories of conflict-affected persons. In light of the commitments made under the Peace Agreement and the pending Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) bill, the provision of Mine Ban Treaty (Ottawa Treaty) and other humanitarian treaties, NCBL met with Ms. Nirmala Adhikari Bhattarai, Secretary of the TRC, on 3 June 2026 to raise these concerns and advocate for the inclusion of all survivors of armed conflict in state policy and budgetary priorities.