UN Security Council resolution 1740

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The Resolution 1740 of the UN Security Council is a resolution on the situation in Nepal , which the United Nations Security Council has adopted unanimously at its 5617th meeting, on 10 January of 2007.

With its decision, the Security Council established a political mission to monitor the ceasefire in Nepal and assist in the preparation of democratic elections.

The panel welcomed the ceasefire signed by the Nepalese government and the Maoist Communist Party of Nepal on November 21, 2006, and acted to help implement the agreement as both sides wanted.

The Security Council based its decision on the reports of the UN Secretary-General of November 22, 2006 (Document S / 2006/920) and January 9, 2007 (Document S / 2007/7 ) and accordingly decided that the mandate of UNMIN therein consists,

  • monitor the ceasefire;
  • help both sides implement their agreement on guns and rioters ;
  • assist in the planning, preparation and organization of elections to a constituent assembly; such as
  • Provide election observers and technical assistance.

The mandate of the United Nations Political Mission in Nepal ( UNMIN ) was limited to one year, but will shorten or lengthen the mission according to the wishes of the Nepalese government. The political mission is headed by a special envoy from the UN Secretary-General, who also coordinates the work of other United Nations organizations. The Nepalese were required to ensure the safety and unrestricted mobility of UN personnel. According to the Secretary General, the mission will consist of 35 observers and 25 people to prepare for the elections.

prehistory

The Communist Party of Nepal rebelled in Nepal in 1996 and it is estimated that 1,000 to 5,000 Nepalese have disappeared and tens of thousands have fled as a result of the military conflict. Sexual assault was, it is alleged, the order of the day. At least on the Maoist side, minors - both boys and girls - were used in the fighting, and minors were used by both sides as informants, scouts, messengers and in other functions. Up to forty percent of the Maoist troops were female fighters. A first ceasefire failed in 2001, a second failed in August 2003. On February 1 , 2005, the Nepalese King Gyanendra dismissed the government he had appointed and thus prevented a collapse of the state. In November 2005 the seven parliamentary parties and the Communist Party signed a joint paper aimed at ending the autocratic rule of the king, but it was not until April 2006 that mass protests ended the direct rule of the king and then led to a ceasefire. This paved the way for direct negotiations between the parliamentary parties and the Maoists. With the signing of the agreement on November 21, 2006, the state of war was declared over and the preparation of elections for a constituent assembly was agreed. According to estimates by the United Nations , around 13,000 Nepalese were killed during the conflict.

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