Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared today that Nepal is eligible to receive assistance from the United Nations Peace building Fund, said UN news center. The fund was set up a year ago to help countries emerging from conflict consolidate their gains and avoid slipping back into war.
Secretary-General Ban has instructed his Special Representative and the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) to ensure that financing from the Fund is targeted to priority peace process needs that have already been identified by the UN after consultations with the Government and all parties to the peace process, along with donors and other key stakeholders, said UN News Service reported.
According to the report, assistance from the Peace Building Fund will be channeled through an existing funding mechanism – the UN Peace Fund for Nepal, which is governed by an Executive Committee consisting of the Special Representative, the UN Resident Coordinator and representatives from the Government and donor community.
The report quoted Carolyn McAskie, the Assistant Secretary-General for Peace Building Support as saying that Nepal was declared eligible for assistance from the Peace Building Fund as there is pressing need to consolidate the country’s peaceful gains and ensure key areas in the peace process are supported.
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