It was reported that several Mon people NGOs converged in a liberated area near Three Pagodas Pass (Thai-Burma border town) on March 20, 2002 to discuss their members’ immediate and longer- term needs.

Representatives from the Mon Unity League (MUL), Mon Youth Liberty Organization (MYLO), Mon Youth Progressive Organization (MYPO), Mon Women Organization (MWO), Mon National Education Committee (MNEC), Mon Young Monks Union and Mon Youth Associations shared their views and activities to the selective gathering. Issues covered, included how to assist Mon people inside Burma, those in border areas, in Thailand and abroad, and urging all, particularly youth and women organizations, to share information, get involved in issues and coordinate activities.

MUL Youth Nai Kun Yekha, International Representative Nai Cham Toik, and Joint General Secretary Nai Kasuah Mon, chaired the meeting and explained the position and activities of MUL, an umbrella organization comprised of member organizations from inside Monland and Thailand. While enthusiastically describing their activities, prominent women, Monk and youth leaders from Monland made reference to, among others, the strengths and shortcomings of the Mon Education system and national development activities. General Secretary of MUL, Nai Sunthorn Sripanngern, briefed the gathering on the State Constitution, Federalism and his experience abroad on a study tour to Germany.

The groups decided to hold a Youth Conference for building a strong network of support among the various Mon organizations in the near future. Mon Women's Organization was selected to head networking and information sharing of the different organizations.

From Indiana, USA based Monland Restoration Council (MRC) faxed an open letter to the New Mon State Party on March 21, 2002 urging NMSP and HRP to avoid armed fighting at all costs, and to work together to restore peace and unity among the Mon. The MRC statement welcomed the Mon Unity League's Negotiation Mission to begin resolving the conflict between the New Mon State Party (NMSP) and Hongsawatoi Restoration Party (HRP), led by Col. Pan Nyunt.

Another overseas Mon group, the Mon National Council from Australia also sent an open letter to the New Mon State Party analysing its failure of the cease-fire agreement reached with the military junta in 1995. In the open letter handed to NMSP, Mon National Council advised NMSP leaders to reconsider its position with the Burma junta.

The worldwide response of Mon communities came about after the four-day Mon National Affairs seminar organized by the NMSP from March 2-8, 2002, which endorsed MUL negotiation mission on national reconciliation. All seventy delegates from various groups who attended the seminar agreed unanimously to give top priority to national unity and to end the armed conflict.
There has been growing concern over how the conflict is affecting the civilian population, resulting in gross human rights violations, including forced taxation and replacement.

“What is true of the individual, will be tomorrow true of the whole nation, if individuals will refuse to lose heart”
- Mahatma Gandhi