In response to the government’s letter to the United Nations (UN), to assist Nepal’s peace process, a five-member high-level team of United Nations is arriving Nepal on July 27 to assess what needs to be done to accelerate the peace process.
The government sought the world body’s assistance in five different areas of the peace process.
The government asked the world body to assist to monitor the combatants of the Maoist and decommissioning of their arms, and to assure that the Nepal Army is inside barrack and not being used for or against any side, in order to ensure free and fair constituent assembly elections.
The letter also has asked the UN to continue monitoring of human rights through Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal, assist to monitor the code of conduct during the ceasefire.
The UN has been asked to observe the election process to the Constituent Assembly.
“We received UN response a few days back notifying that a UN team is arriving in Kathmandu on July 27,” reports quoted Dr Suresh Chalise, foreign affairs advisor to Prime Minister Koirala as saying.
He said the UN’s letter welcomed the government’s request and promised to help Nepal in all requested areas by sending its top officials.
The UN delegation will meet PM Girija Prasad Koirala, the leaders of the seven-party alliance as well as the top Maoist leaders to discuss the issue of UN help in Nepal’s peace process.
The delegation will also meet the heads, and other senior officers, of the security forces. It will also meet the representatives of the civil society and human rights activists.
However, Maoists have expressed reservation over the content of the letter.
The government sought the world body’s assistance in five different areas of the peace process.
The government asked the world body to assist to monitor the combatants of the Maoist and decommissioning of their arms, and to assure that the Nepal Army is inside barrack and not being used for or against any side, in order to ensure free and fair constituent assembly elections.
The letter also has asked the UN to continue monitoring of human rights through Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal, assist to monitor the code of conduct during the ceasefire.
The UN has been asked to observe the election process to the Constituent Assembly.
“We received UN response a few days back notifying that a UN team is arriving in Kathmandu on July 27,” reports quoted Dr Suresh Chalise, foreign affairs advisor to Prime Minister Koirala as saying.
He said the UN’s letter welcomed the government’s request and promised to help Nepal in all requested areas by sending its top officials.
The UN delegation will meet PM Girija Prasad Koirala, the leaders of the seven-party alliance as well as the top Maoist leaders to discuss the issue of UN help in Nepal’s peace process.
The delegation will also meet the heads, and other senior officers, of the security forces. It will also meet the representatives of the civil society and human rights activists.
However, Maoists have expressed reservation over the content of the letter.
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