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UNMIN’s Term Extended For Four Months
BY KTM Metro Reporter in Kathmandu
On January 21, 2010, adopting a resolution unanimously, the UN Security Council has extended the term of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) for nearly four months through May 15 two week before the promulgation of a new constitution in Nepal according to the UN NEWS CENTER.
In 2007, the Government of Nepal has requested the UN to set up an UNMIN to monitor the management of arms and armed personnel of the former Royal Nepal Army (currently Nepal Army) and the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-Maoist) after the government and the CPN-Maoist (currently UCPN-Maoist) has signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in November 2006 ending a decade-long conflict that has claimed some 13,000 lives.
The 15-member UN Security Council has welcomed the high-level political mechanism set up to ensure the promulgation of a constitution by May 28, and the action plan on releasing underage soldiers. The Security Council has said in its resolution that both phases of the verification process have concluded following the UNMIN’s mandate and the provisions made in the CPA.
The Security Council has also called on all concerned parties to take full advantage of the expertise and readiness of UNMIN before May 15, also the deadline for the Government and UCPN-Maoist to agree on a timetable for the integration and rehabilitation of Maoist army personnel.
The Security Council in its resolution has urged all political parties in Nepal to expedite the peace process, and to work together in a spirit of cooperation, consensus and compromise in order to continue the transition to a durable long-term solution to enable the country to move to a peaceful, democratic and more prosperous future.
