The Nepal Voters Right Forum (NVRF) organized a half day Policy dialogue with parliamentarians on June 19, 2024, at the Alfa House in Kathmandu.  This was the first policy dialogue facilitated by Nepal Voters Right Forum (NVRF) within the existing electoral framework to discuss the Integrated Election and is currently under consideration by the Ministry of Law

 The President of State Affairs and Good Governance Committee of house of representative Honorable Ramhari Khatiwada graced the event as a chief guest and Honorable Jiwan Pariyar had attended as the special guest. Other notable attendees include Hon. Durga Rai, Hon. Menuka Kumari Pokharel, Hon.  Sita Mizar, Hon.  Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan, Hon. Binita Nepal, Hon. Padam Pariyar, Hon.  Prakash Adhikari, Hon. Harka maya B.K, Hon.  Binita Singh.

 The primary objective of this dialogue was to update federal parliament members on the integrated election Bill, particularly on key issues concerning women, Dalits and other marginalized groups. It aimed to share insights obtained from diverse groups of stakeholders, emphasizing the need for collective advocacy and ongoing efforts, and seek support and solidarity from federal parliament members, especially those in the State Affairs Committee and Dalit-supportive parliamentarians, to update and amend the draft bill to address the concern of marginalized communities.

NVRF, in collaboration with other NGOs and INGOs, namely International IDEA, Purple Foundation, center of Dalit Women (CDWN), Youth Advocacy Nepal (YAN), FGS Central, Nepal Disabled Women Association (NDWA), participated in the policy dialogue along with the NVRF’s Board members. Over 28 participants attended the event, including parliamentarians and civil society organizations (CSOs). Among the participants were 15 men and 14 women, comprising 12 brahmins, 5 Janjati, 9 Dalit and 1 person with a disability.