The United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) is highly expected to leave the country after the expiry of its two-year long term on July 22, according to local media on Friday.
The U.N. body, a special political mission to assist the peace process in Nepal and to assist in the conduct of the Constituent Assembly polls, is still in a dilemma about the extension of its working period and has already asked its staffers to seek out new opportunities and jobs indicating the body's likely departure, local leading news website eKantipur reported.
An internal working committee has already been established by the UNMIN to manage physical structures and materials before departing from Nepal, the news website said.
According to the mission's staffers, UNMIN Chief Ian Martin Thursday circulated a directive to them to find other jobs indicating that the UNMIN's term may not be extended further.
Leaders from various political parties have been dimly indicating disinterest to further extend UNMIN's term.
However, UNMIN has not completed the task of management of arms and armed personnel of the Nepal Army and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) combatants as mentioned in the U.N. body's mandate.
The U.N. Security Council established UNMIN initially with a 12-month mandate, which expired in January, 2008.
In December, 2007, after the second postponement of the Constituent Assembly elections the Security Council extended the mission's mandate to July 22, 2008 on the government's request fora six month extension.
Source: Xinhua
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