As in the past few years, in 2011 the UN Country Team (UNCT) in Nepal has needed to continuously adjust to both the challenges from a longer-than-expected post-conflict transition as well as to the opportunities emerging from important steps forward in Nepal’s peace process. As in 2010, the Constituent Assembly (CA) missed the May deadline for drafting Nepal’s new Constitution. The CA’s term was extended till November 2011, at which time its tenure was extended for the fourth time – for a “final” six months - till May 27th 2012. In view of the ongoing controversies and tensions surrounding the number, boundaries, names, powers etc of the to-be-established federal units, the forms of government, the electoral system and matters of inclusion, and taking into account that a few interim milestones have already been missed, the 2012 May deadline may still be a challenge to meet. In August, the election of a new Prime Minister from the Maoist party renewed the momentum of Nepal’s peace process. The newly formed Government handed the keys to the Maoists’ People’s Liberation Army (PLA)’s weapons containers in the Maoist cantonments over to the Special Committee for the Supervision, Integration and Rehabilitation of Maoist Combatants. On November 1st, the Maoists and the parties outside the Government signed a seven-point agreement, which spelt out for the first time details of the integration, rehabilitation or voluntary retirement options available to PLA personnel.
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Press Release
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AID COORDINATION, COUNTRY TEAMS, CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL PROGRAMME, ANALYSES INTER-AGENCY COOPERATION, INTER-AGENCY GROUPS, INTERSECTORAL COOPERATION, RESIDENT COORDINATORS, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES
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UNRCHCO (UNRCO)
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UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator Office (UN Resident Coordinator Office)
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