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UN kicks off Bali Climate Conference

The Mission: Cut Carbon Emissions

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Looking towards Kyoto II: UN summit on the future of climate change.

World governments are meeting for a key UN climate summit that will attempt to reach a... more

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The Law of the Sea Treaty

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Tasers are a form of torture, says UN

It's not been a good couple of weeks for tasers. After recently causing a spate... more

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State Terrorism

By Krishna Hari Pushkar Berlin, Germany Currently Nepal has been suffering with... more

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The best country to live

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Letter of Diplomatic Complaint:

To, The Ambassador, Spanish Embassy in India for India/Nepal, New Delhi. cc:... more

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US wants increased sanctions on Iran

"The UN's nuclear watchdog said Tehran had made moves towards transparency,... more

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Worldwide Moratorium on Death Sentences

The UN human rights committee is meeting this week to call for a moratorium on... more

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Possible signs of hope in Burma

Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Burma's stifled democracy movement, said in a... more

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Clash between UN chief and Pakistani Ambassador

Munir Akram, ambassador from Pakistan, wasn't happy over what he calls the... more

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Sri Lankan aide workers abuse Haitians

UN Peacekeepers from Sri Lanka have been accused of paying for sex in Haiti, sometimes... more

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United Nations Fails in Peace Process

What UNMIN Should Do to Manage Nepal Peace Process

The Maoists and the political parties are responsible for the glitch in the peace process. But the UN must also share some blame, says KRISHNA HARI PUSHKAR.

The UN is a major player in Nepal's ongoing peace process. Analysts and commentators have focused much on assessing the role of political parties and little has been said about the performance of the world body's mission in Nepal.

In this article I look at the dwindling peace process in Nepal despite the involvement of the UN and other international communities. The Maoists have joined the political mainstream providing some breathing space after years of civil strife. At the same time, there are approximately two dozens small rebel groups who have been rebelling against the state. These new insurgents believe they have been "severely discriminated against and have been excluded from the mainstream since hundreds of years. The UN could do more, based on relevant past UN resolutions, in bringing these rebels into the peace process.

The UN Mission in Nepal
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the government of Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) was signed on 21 November 2006 and officially ended the decade-long Maoist insurgency in Nepal. Afterward, UNMIN, the United Nations Mission in Nepal, was established by the United Nations Security Council, Resolution 1740, to support the peace process. The objective of the resolution was to assist in creating a free and fair atmosphere for the Constituent Assembly elections and the entire peace process. The UNMIN was constituted in response to requests by the Seven-Party Alliance Government and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), in their 9 August 2006 letters to the Secretary-General of the UN. The UNMIN officially began its work on 23 January 2007 as per special agreement made with the Nepal government and Nepal communist party Nepal (Maoist).

The Security Council authorized the establishment of UNMIN under the leadership of a Special Representative of the Secretary-General with the following mandates: (a) To monitor the management of arms and armed personnel of both sides, in line with the provisions of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement; (b) To assist the parties through a Joint Monitoring Coordinating Committee in implementing their agreement on the management of arms and armed personnel of both sides, as provided for in that agreement; (c) To assist in the monitoring of the ceasefire arrangements; (d) To provide technical support for the planning, preparation and conduct of the election of a Constituent Assembly in a free and fair atmosphere, in consultation with the parties, and (e) To provide a small team of electoral monitors to review all technical aspects of the electoral process, and report on the conduct of the election.

The peace process & paralytic UN role more through link http://www.nepalmonitor.com/2007/10/what_unmin_should_do_to_manage_nepal_peace_process.html.........................................................................................................................What UNMIN Should Do to Manage Nepal Peace Process The Maoists and the political... more

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UN looks paralytic

By Krishna Hari Pushkar The peace process in Nepal is in the exodus and facing... more

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Great Explainer on the situation and history of the Burma/Myanmar Conflict

Today's ROCKETBOOM does a real nice explanation about where the conflict in... more

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Dangerous Chemicals Found At UN

"Several vials of potentially dangerous chemicals have been found at a United... more

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UN Website hacked

Some kind of protest, but they fixed it

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