The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) was the first UN Agency to open an office in Nepal in 1951. Since then, an additional 23 UN agencies, funds and programmes have opened offices, the latest being the UN Office of Disarmament Affairs which opened its Regional Centre for Peace & Disarmament in August 2008. The World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the International Monetary Fund also have missions in Nepal and participate actively in the UN Country Team (UNCT).The number of UN staff in Nepal, including IFIs and IOM, is 2155, of which 1859 are national and 296 are international staff members.The UNCT is an increasingly important actor in Nepal. The UNCT (excluding the IFIs) mobilized approximately USD 186 million in development and humanitarian assistance in 2010. UNCT’s projected funding for 2011 is USD 249 million.The UNCT’s common objective is to deliver coherent, effective and efficient support to Nepal in achieving the Millennium Development Goals and other national goals.
