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Ban for letting UNMIN stay on
KATHMANDU, SEP 06 -
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has urged Nepal’s political parties to continue UNMIN with its current mandate in order to permit the future of the mission to be decided after the formation of a new government.
In his report due to be presented to the UN Security Council on Tuesday, Ban has said he is not “in favour of repeated extensions of the Mission’s mandate in an atmosphere of persistent and unfounded criticism that complicates its ability to function.” “The current situation has not been conducive to sustained engagement over the future of the Mission,” states a press release issued by UNMIN on Monday quoting the Secretary General’s report. “The Secretary General recommends that the current mandate of UNMIN be rolled over to permit the necessary discussions to take place with a duly formed government.”
Ban has also warned about termination of UNMIN’s mandate if the parties fail to reach consensus on phasing out UNMIN.
“Should these discussions offer neither clarity nor any prospect of consensus among the parties to the CPA and AMMAA regarding a realistic and time-bound fulfilment of their commitments concerning the armies and the phasing out of UNMIN monitoring, then the Secretary-General will propose alternate measures to the Council, including possible termination of UNMIN’s mandate,” adds the release.
In his report, Ban has appealed to the parties to address the challenges to the peace process through a consensual process.
He noted that the peace process failed to gain momentum due to internal fissures among parties. Ban also said UNMIN has pressed for action on integration and rehabilitation of Maoist combatants and the democratisation of the Nepal Army and has warned of serious consequences if the future of the two armies were not addressed promptly.
Posted on: 2010-09-07 08:08
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