1. More than two months after Nepal’s Constituent Assembly (CA) was dissolved at midnight of 27 May without promulgating a new constitution, the political and constitutional crisis in the country continues as Nepal remains without a Legislature/Parliament. The Government’s declaration to hold fresh CA elections on 22 November 2012 has been strongly opposed by the major opposition political parties, mainly the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal – Unified Marxist Leninist (UML).
2. Following the severe operational space issues resulting from protests and bandhs in May, July saw a marked decrease in operational space issues for Basic Operating Guidelines (BOGs) signatories throughout the country. This partly resulted from large numbers of people currently being engaged in vital agricultural activities and, therefore, not being readily available to take part in protests.
3. The Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) held a national conference in Kathmandu from on 4-5 July where it was decided to form a political party of Janajati and other marginalised people that would advocate for so-called “single identity-based” federalism.
4. The prolonged and intense protests undertaking by activist groups with conflicting views on federalism during May severely disrupted development activities in several districts across Nepal, particularly Kailali and Kanchanpur districts in the FWR.
5. As highlighted in the June Update, tensions and competition between the UCPN-M and CPN-M over control of party resources and property continues. The UCPN-M imposed a bandh on 2 July in Chitwan District demanding action against those responsible for a shooting that occurred during a clash at the Krishnapur party office in Bharatpur on 30 June.
6. On 22 and 23 July, all private higher secondary schools in the country were closed due to nationwide protests by ANNISU-R, the student wing affiliated with the CPN-M. Protesters demanded that foreign names of education institutions be replaced by Nepali names and criticized schools’ non-compliance with the national curriculum and allegedly high tuition fees that are unaffordable for students from poor and marginalized communities.
7. A total of 145 families were displaced and another estimated 2,200 households were affected in several wards of three VDCs (Sisniya, Sohanpur and Lalmatiya) in Dang District by a flash flood on 18 July. No deaths were reported.
8. According to the MoHP, there are 8 confirmed deaths and more than 300 diarrhoea cases reported from Doti District as of 31 July. Stool samples were tested from patients with watery diarrhoea in Baglek VDC and five out of eight patients tested were positive for Vibrio Cholera.
9. In relation to the ongoing response to the Siraha Fire incident that occurred on 15 May, UNICEF coordinated with the Nutrition Section under the Child Health Division of the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) to release supplementary food-Wet Soya Blend (WSB) for children and pregnant/lactating women for a two month period.
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Keywords:
SITUATION REPORT, CONFLICT, POLITICAL PARTIES, POLITICAL LEADERS, POLITICAL CONDITIONS, CONSTITUTIONS, OPERATIONAL SPACE, FEDERALISM, POLITICAL SYSTEMS, PROTEST MOVEMENTS, LOCAL DEVELOPMENT, VIOLENCE, FLOODS, PUBLIC HEALTH
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Thematic Group:
UNRCHCO (UNRCO)
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UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator Office (UN Resident Coordinator Office)
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