The United Nations Peace Fund for Nepal (UNPFN) was established in March 2007, at the request of donors and the Government of Nepal (GoN), as a complement to the Governmentfs Nepal Peace Trust Fund (NPTF). The UNPFN was established to mobilize resources for activities of clear, short]term relevance to the peace process where these are not possible to be funded or implemented through the NPTF or other existing mechanisms or programmes. The UNPFN channels resources for focused, time]limited activities deemed critical to the peace process and subject to the strategic priorities for UN peace support, articulated by the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Nepal and the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN)2, in consultation with its partners and closely aligned with the GoN national priorities.