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June
01
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Nepal bandh:
Various ethnic groups led
by Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NFIN) announced Nepal
bandh today. |
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June
03
2007
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Elections: The elections to a constituent
assembly will take place in November 2007, the ruling party coalition said.
The date of the vote has yet to be fixed. |
June
08
2007
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ULFA:
The CPN (Maoist) has dismissed the
statement of a surrendered leader of the United Liberation Front of Assam
(ULFA) that the Indian separatist outfit had links with Nepali Maoists. |
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June
14
2007
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Peace Process:
Former U.S. President Jimmy
Carter is visiting Nepal June 13-16 to encourage Nepal's political leaders
to continue on the path to peace as they prepare to hold constituent assembly
elections later in 2007.
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Probe:
OHCHR launch probe on the Maoist
wing Young Communist League (YCL) leaders' killing.
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Arms registration:
The UN has on 14 June
2007 begun a further series of checks and verification procedures in order
to register and gather data on former Maoist rebel army personnel and their
weapons, said senior UN officials in Nepal.
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Order situation:
Former U.S. President
Carter expressed concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation
particularly in the southern Nepalese plains as well as the activities
of the Maoist aligned Young Communist League (YCL). |
June
16
2007
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Carter mission:
Former U.S. President
Carter advocated that all UN states open communication lines with the former
Maoist rebels. This includes the US, which still regards the communist
party as a terrorist organisation.
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YCL extortions:
Carter Centers observers,
who had visited 70 out of Nepal's 75 districts, had brought back tales
of the YCL extorting businessmen, assaulting members of other parties and
refusing to give up the public property they had forcefully captured during
the 10-year insurgency. |
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June
22
2007
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Integration:
The government formed a special
committee to look after the integration procedures of the People's Liberation
Army (PLA) into the Nepal Army.
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Mines: Following a peace deal with Maoist
insurgents, Nepal now faces the formidable task of collecting and destroying
thousands of mines and explosives planted across the country during the
decade-long "People's War." According to MAG Mine Action Group (MAG, while
142 civilians were injured or killed when they unknowingly activated IEDs
or landmines in 2005, the figure rose to 169 in 2006. This January to May
2007, 67 casualties were reported. |
June
25
2007
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Regional general strike:
Maoists had called
a three-day banda following the killing of one of their cadres by
members of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha- Goit faction in Saptari
district. Maoists torched four cargo vehicles. Cargo Transport Entrepreneurs'
Association (CTEA) announced a indefinite stoppage of services across the
country protesting against the incident.
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Election date: The
government announced the date for the Constituent Assembly election in
Nepal, on 22 November 2007. |
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June
26
2007
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Election date:
UNMIN welcomes the announcement
of a date for the Constituent Assembly election in Nepal, on 22 November
2007. This is a critical step in the peace process, and indicates the strong
commitment of the political parties to work together to fulfill the historic
promise to the people of Nepal to form a democratically elected Constituent
Assembly.
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Monitoring Team:
The United Nations Electoral
Expert Monitoring Team (EEMT), established under the mandate of the Security
Council resolution 1740, left Nepal after completing the first of a number
of visits. |
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