Ao Senden hosted the meeting of the Council of Naga Cooperation and Relationship (CNCR) at Ungma, Mokokchung, Nagaland on 23 August 2025. The meeting was attended by representatives of the 16 NPGs, 34 Tribal Hohos from all Naga areas and the FNR.
The “UNGMA STATEMENT” of 23 August 2025:
PREAMBLE
Today, August 23, 2025, marks a “Winning Day” for the Naga people- a day etched into our collective memory as a testament of our resolve, unity, courage, and the enduring pursuit of a shared future. At the historic village of Ungma, the Ao Senden graciously hosted the meeting of the Council of Naga Cooperation and Relationship (CNCR), comprising representatives from the Naga Tribe Hohos, Naga Political Groups (NPGs), and the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR). The gathering was solemnly welcomed by the Ungma Village Council and its vibrant citizenry, who declared a sacred genna—Sungkhum Shipang, the closure of the village gate on August 22 and 23, thereby signifying and affirming the village’s sacred and communal commitment to this historic convergence.
STATEMENT
The meeting convened under the CNCR was attended by representatives of the 16 NPGs, 34 Tribal Hohos from all Naga areas and the FNR. In continuity with the January 14, 2025 Treatise, followed by affirmations and resolutions made throughout 2025, this assembly reiterates an earnest and unified call: that all Naga Political Groups, with the clear-cut support of the Tribe Hohos, will converge at a Common Ground to articulate and pursue a shared political vision on the basis of the Naga peoples’ historical and political rights. This vision is not merely inherited but is continually affirmed through our collective memory, struggle, and aspiration.
We declare that this convergence must be undertaken without preconditions, without the burden of rationalized narratives that fragment our unity. The path towards the future must be unobstructed, one that is a tangible horizon shaped by the courage to reconcile, the wisdom to listen, and the will to act. The CNCR stands as a platform of moral clarity and responsibility, where no group will undermine the oath taken today in the name of the Naga people before God.
This declaration is a covenant, not a mere procedural outcome. The peoples’ collective voice has decisively chosen to rise above fragmentation and division, embracing forgiveness and healing, to honor the sacrifices of past generations, and to walk together toward a future defined by dignity, justice, and peace. The unity expressed today is based on a firm conviction, forged in the fire of shared suffering and sustained by the hope of collective flourishing.
Therefore, on this day, Saturday, August 23, 2025, at Ungma Village, Nagaland, we, the representatives of the NPGs, Tribal Hohos, and the FNR, declare this statement as a binding affirmation of our shared commitment to the dignified wholeness of the Naga people. Let this be remembered as the day the Naga people chose convergence over fragmentation, vision over rhetoric, and future over fear.
Therefore, today we confess and declare that Nagas are one. God be our help!
The Convenor of Forum For Naga Reconciliation (FNR), Rev. Wati Aier on 7 August 2025 had shared that “Ao Senden is inviting the Naga Tribal Hohos, the Naga Political Groups (NPGs), and the Forum for Naga Reconciliation, to Ungma, Mokokchung, on Saturday, 23 August 2025.” As part of the “Journey of Common Hope” of the Naga people, the meeting was held in the “Rural Assembly Hall of Ungma” Makokchung, Nagaland.
