UN Mission in Nepal - UNMIN
Date of inception:
UNMIN was established in response to requests by the Seven-Party Alliance Government and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), in their letters to the Secretary-General of 9 August 2006, in which they asked the UN to assist in creating a free and fair atmosphere for the election of the Constituent Assembly and the entire peace process. The parties went on to sign the Comprehensive Peace Agreement on 21 November 2006, and UNMIN officially began its work on 23 January 2007.
Before UNMIN was established, from August 2006, the United Nations assisted the parties to the peace process through the Office of the Personal Representative of the Secretary-General. For a number of years the Secretary-General of the United Nations had been closely engaged, through the UN’s Department of Political Affairs, in efforts to encourage a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Nepal.
Programme priorities:
The United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) is a special political mission established by the United Nations Security Council, Resolution 1740, to support the peace process in Nepal: in particular, to assist in the conduct of the Constituent Assembly election in a free and fair atmosphere.
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Geographical focus:
UNMIN’s headquarters is in Kathmandu, at the Birendra International Convention Centre. UNMIN also has regional headquarters in each of the five regional development capitals: Eastern (Biratnagar), Central (Kathmandu), Mid-Western (Nepalgunj), Western (Pokhara) and Far-Western (Dhangadhi). Each office has arms monitoring, electoral assistance and civil affairs teams.
Contact:
Karin Landgren
Representative of the UN Secretary General
Pulchowk, P.O.Box 107,
Kathmandu, Nepal.
Tel : 5010036/37/38/39
Fax : 5010040
Email : info@unmin.org.np
Website : http://www.unmin.org.np
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