Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the beginning of the second stage of monitoring by the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) of Maoist army personnel.
"This is a crucial stage of the implementation of the Agreement on Monitoring of the Management of Arms and Armies," he said in a statement issued by his spokesperson on Tuesday.
The UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) will individually verify the details of each registered Maoist army member to ensure that they were over the age of 18 before 25 May 2006 and that they joined the Maoist army before this cut-off date.
Child protection officers from the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and registration personnel from the UN Development Programme (UNDP) will also participate in the effort.
Ban further reiterated to all parties for the need to cooperate in the creation of a conducive environment to holding the Constituent Assembly Election later this year.
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