Monthly Update – June 2013 UN Resident & Humanitarian Coordinator’s Office This report is issued by the UN RCHCO with inputs from its UN Field Coordination Offices and other partners and sources. The report covers June 2013. The next report will be issued the first week of August 2013.

CONTEXT

Political update On 13 June, the Interim Electoral Council of Ministers (IECM) announced the next Constituent Assembly (CA) elections for 19 November 2013. The announcement followed the promulgation of the final piece of electoral legislation which had been delayed due to the High Level Political Committee’s failure to agree on proposed electoral provisions. Most notably, the one percent threshold of national votes to win a proportional representation seat (which would have excluded many smaller parties from the constitution drafting process) was dropped. However, the provision barring people convicted of serious crimes from contesting elections was retained. Meanwhile, the IECM established a Constituency Delineation Commission that is mandated to re-delineate constituencies on basis of the 2011 Census data. The commission has been given a month to deliver its findings. The announcement of the election date angered those parties that remain opposed to the process and IECM, including the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist), the Madheshi People’s Rights Forum- Nepal (MPRF-N) and the Federal Socialist Party (FSP). They claim that the government and High Level Political Committee have not paid heed to their demands. On 16 June, together with a number of smaller opposing political parties, they enforced a nation-wide bandh. However, an expected program of protests did not materialize perhaps reflecting ideological and tactical differences amongst this loose alliance. Political emphasis will now shift to bringing opposing parties ‘on board’ and whether the larger parties are willing to make necessary concessions in this regard. Constituency re-delineation and the ratio of proportional representation seats within the next CA are important issues to resolve, though they will likely be complex and potentially contested. Many observers also remain uncertain in regards to the commitment of the major political parties to holding elections within the current timetable. Operational space During the month of June, few operational space issues were reported by Basic Operating Guidelines (BOGs) signatories. On 16 June, an alliance of 42 political parties (including the CPN-Maoist, MPRF-N and FSP enforced a nation-wide bandh to protest the government’s decision to hold CA elections on 19 November 2013. Similarly, the Federal Limbuwan State Council (FLSC) affiliated with Federal Democratic National Front (FDNF) imposed a bandh in the nine districts east of the Arun River in the Eastern Region to protest the announcement of the CA elections. The bandh closed main markets, academic institutions and brought vehicular movements to standstill across the country. Though UN and other blue-plated vehicle movement was allowed, some BOGs signatories, UN agencies or blue-plated vehicles imposed self- restriction on their movements. Demanding the free and fair investigation into a death of a 12-year old Tharu girl (Kamlari) in during March 2013, the United Committee for the Elimination of Kamlari Practice (UCEKP) enforced a bandh in the Tarai districts of the Mid and Far Western Regions from 4 to 7 June. As a result, vehicle movement came to standstill and markets and educational institutions remained closed. Particularly in Dang District, where police baton charged a sit-in protest on 3 June, the bandh was reportedly more strictly enforced and UCEKP demonstrators did not allow the movement of BOGs signatories or blue-plated vehicles. Reportedly, some INGOs in imposed self-restrictions on their movements; however, BOGs signatories as well as UN and other blue-plated vehicle movement was not affected. The bandh was called-off after demonstrators and the government reached a 10-point agreement1 on 7 June.

1 In the 10-point agreement the government also agreed to release all those arrested while enforcing the bandh, bear the medical expenses of Kamlaris who were injured in the police baton charges, distribute identity-cards to former Kamlaris, form a committee to rescue all Kamlaris, carry out free and fair investigation into the cases of former Kamlaris, announce the end of the Kamlari system Monthly Update, June 2013 – UN RCHC Office

EMERGING ISSUES AFFECTING PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT

Declining disruptions of citizenship certificate and voter registration mobile camps— mainly districts in the Eastern Region affected The month of June witnessed a stark decline in disruptions of citizenship certificate distribution and voter registration mobile camps. The disruptions took mainly place in districts of the Eastern Region. After halting voter registration efforts on 1 April, the government re-initiated the process by implementing mobile integrated service camps in all districts in late April. These were empowered to issue citizenship certificates and register citizens on the voters roll, as well as provide additional district-level public services. This was instigated to ensure that eligible voters would not be turned away from voter registration because they lacked citizenship certificates. The latest round of government mobile camps in the Eastern Region comprised only voter registration and distribution of citizenship certificates and not the broader district-level public services. Overall, attempts by political parties and groups opposed to the ongoing government process to conduct voter registration mainly only continued in the Eastern Region with the FLSC-FDNF attempting to obstruct the process in a small number of locations in Morang, Sunsari and Ilam districts. On 1 and 5 June, cadres of the FLSC-FDNF clashed with security personnel while the former attempted to obstruct the mobile camp in Tandi and Letang Village Development Committees (VDCs) of , respectively. Reportedly, half a dozen FLSC-FDNF cadres in Tandi VDC and more than a dozen cadres and local journalists sustained injuries in Letang VDC when police baton charged the protesters. On 5 June, FLSC-FDNF cadres disrupted the process for two days in Chulachuli VDC of when they padlocked the VDC office and seized documents related to citizenship certificate distribution. In response, the district’s human rights network facilitated a dialogue between the FLSC-FDNF, government officials and other district-based political parties. It was agreed that police would not interfere in peaceful demonstrations by FLSC-FDNF cadres and the mobile camp process resumed from 7 June. On 10 June, in Dharan Municipality of , cadres of the FLSC-FDNF and CPN-Maoist hindered the process by holding peaceful demonstrations in front the VR and CC distribution site. This caused slight delays in the process but there were no reports of any violence. Overall, FLSC-FDNF protests against the process were mainly peaceful and comprised ‘showing of black- flags’ at the registration sites. There were no reports of disruptions of the process in the other Tarai districts of the Eastern or Central Regions. However, District Election Office officials commented that even without obstructions the turnout of eligible voters to register had been low. Finally, it was reported that the May obstructions of the process by VDC Secretaries in a number of VDCs in Parsa, Sarlahi, Dhanusha and Saptari Districts resumed from first week of June. The VDC Secretaries of the respective districts had been protesting against legal action that was taken against some of their colleagues in the process of issuing citizenship certificates. Reportedly, a number of VDC Secretaries had been arrested on accusations that they had provided citizenship certificates recommendations to non- Nepali citizens in exchange for money. The arrested Secretaries have been released however the legal case against them is still pending. Continued protests by the United Committee for the Elimination of Kamlari Practice Protests programs by the United Committee for the Elimination of Kamlari Practice (UCEKP) continued during this month as well. The UCEKP, which was formed on 24 May and comprises 32 Tharus and freed- Kamaiya organizations, has been staging demonstrations in Kathmandu and a number of Tarai districts since 29 May. The UCEKP is demanding the free and fair investigation into the death of a 12-year old Tharu girl (Kamlari2) killed in Kathmandu during March 2013, a government decision to free all Kamlari girls and

within one month, provide compensation to the families of former Kamlaris including the family of the Kamlari girl that was killed in Kathmandu during March 2013, etc. 2 “A Kamlari is a female from the Tharu community working as domestic helper in the house of landowner or house owner with the verbal or written commitment of her guardians or mediators for one year, receiving meager wages in terms of cash, crops or continuing education” (Guideline on Education for freed Kamlaris, Ministry of Education, 2012). According to different Kamlari advocacy and welfare organizations, Kamlaris are usually not provided proper food, clothing and accommodation and usually are not P a g e | 2 Monthly Update, June 2013 – UN RCHC Office amend existing laws to take action against persons involved in keeping Kamlari girls as domestic workers (effectively treating the practice as a form of internal trafficking of persons), amongst others. Police baton charges were used against Kamlaris at a demonstration in Kathmandu on 2 June, injuring perhaps eight (many with head injuries). On 3 June, four former Kamlaris were injured during police baton charges against their sit-in protest in front of the District Administration Office (DAO) in Dang, with 60 demonstrators arrested. The same day, the Office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers (OPMCM) formed a committee comprising joint-secretaries for addressing the demands of the freed Kamlaris through talks; however, the UCEKP rejected the government’s offer to hold talks and demanded a higher-level government committee. On 4 June, the UCEKP began talks with the government (in the presence of the Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare) though these ended inconclusively. To further pressure their demands and in response to the baton charges against and arrest of their members the UCEKP imposed a bandh in several Tarai districts from 4 June onwards. In Kailali and Kanchanpur Districts of the Far Western Region, former Kamlaris staged demonstrations and organized sit-in programmes in front of the respective DAOs on 3 June. On 5 June, six former Kamlaris and one police officer were injured while police attempted to end a bandh enforced by the Kamlari protestors at the Lalpur section of the east-west highway in Kanchanpur. In Kailali, three former Kamlaris were injured in a clash with the police and around 50 activists were arrested when police attempted to bring an end to their bandh (though they were reportedly released in the evening of the same day). In the Mid Western Region, UCEKP demonstrators vandalized more than a dozen public vehicles and motorcycles for defying the bandh. The situation intensified after demonstrators reportedly started pelting stones at a public bus and ambulance in Dang on 6 June. The police arrested ten demonstrators involved in the incident. On 7 June, the UCEKP and the government appointed committee3 signed a 10-point agreement, which effectively ended the UCEKP protest programs. In the agreement, the government agreed to release all those arrested while enforcing the bandh, bear the medical expenses of Kamlaris who were injured in the police baton charges and provide compensation to the families of former Kamlaris including the family of the Kamlari girl that was killed in Kathmandu during March 2013, amongst others4. However, being frustrated with the slow implementation of the agreement, the UCEKP on 23 June threatened to resume their protest programs if their demands are not met by 17 July. CPN-Maoist land seizures in Eastern, Western and Mid Western Regions This month witnessed several land seizures by the CPN-Maoist and a sister wing of the party in the Eastern, Western and Mid Western Regions. The issue of land seizure and return has been a longstanding contentious issue in Nepal. During the decade-long internal armed conflict, Maoists seized large numbers of public and private plots of land, predominantly in Tarai districts of the Mid and Far Western Regions. In the 2006 Comprehensive Peace Agreement the Maoists committed to return all seized property and refrain from seizing new land (complemented by government commitments for ‘scientific land reform’). However, according to the Chairpersons of Local Peace Committees of the Tarai district in the Mid Western Region, only approximately 120 to 150 hectares of land seized by Maoists during the conflict has been returned5. Reported land seizures during June included:

 13 June: The CPN-Maoist affiliated All Nepal Peasants Association-Revolutionary (ANPA-R) reportedly captured 20 hectares of land belonging to a local Guthi (land granted to religious or charitable institutions such as temples, monasteries, schools, hospitals, and orphanages) in Agwali VDC of

allowed to go home and meet their parents (and frequently are not allowed to go school) as they are confined to the premises of the house in which they work. Many Kamlaris are victims of verbal, physical and sexual abuse. 3 The government committee comprised the Ministry of Women, Child and Social Welfare, representative from the Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) and the Tharu Welfare Assembly and two former Constituent Assembly members 4 In the 10-point agreement the government also agreed to release all those arrested while enforcing the bandh, bear the medical expenses of Kamlaris who were injured in the police baton charges, distribute identity-cards to former Kamlaris, form a committee to rescue all Kamlaris, carry out free and fair investigation into the cases of former Kamlaris, announce the end of the Kamlari system within one month, provide compensation to the families of former Kamlaris including the family of the Kamlari girl that was killed in Kathmandu during March 2013, etc. 5 There is no proper evidence of the captured land in the districts. According to the chairperson of the Local Peace Committee Secretariat in Banke, Bardiya and Dang districts, LPC receives application of captured land; however, the owner does not come back to report if the land is returned back to them. However, they estimated that around 6.47 to 8 hectares of land in Dang district, 22 to 32 hectares of land in and 4.82 to 6.47 hectares of land in are still not returned to rightful landlords. P a g e | 3 Monthly Update, June 2013 – UN RCHC Office and hoisted the party flag on the land as a symbol of the capture. The ANPA-R reportedly seized the land as some people were allegedly trying to sell the land with fake documents. The Maoists had seized the same plot of land during the conflict period.

 14 June: The ANPA-R seized 20 hectares of land in Phattepur VDC of Banke District. The land was registered under the name of four local people, reportedly all cadres of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M). The ANPA-R accused the UCPN-M of having registered the land under the name of its party cadres while the ANPA-R claims that the land belongs to the government.

 16 June: CPN-Maoist cadres reportedly seized a plot of land in Dumredharapani VDC of . A CPN-Maoist district committee member claimed that the seized land was public but that local people had registered the land under an individual’s name. The committee member stated that the party flag would be removed once the dispute regarding landownership is resolved.

 21 June: cadres of the CPN-Maoist reportedly seized of plot of land in Madhumalla VDC of Morang District. The party had accused the landlord of attempting to forcefully evict a settlement from the land that reportedly belongs to an absentee landowner. The Maoist had seized the land during the conflict period in 2005, but returned it after signing the 2006 Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

 21 June: The ANPA-R seized around 2 hectares of land belonging to a factory in Gaidakot of Nawalparasi District. The ANPA-R ostensibly seized the land to pressure the factory owner to re-open the factory as the landowner was attempting to sell the land after the factory had remained closed for an extended period of time. However, a district civil society member shared that, “Since the split from the UCPN-M, CPN-Maoist is demonstrating its strength in the Mid Western and Western Regions of Nepal.” For instance, earlier this year, cadres of CPN-Maoist had reportedly seized around 30 hectares of land in Bardiya District belonging to the Chairperson of the IECM. The reported cases of land seizure are largely ‘symbolic’ (i.e. a party flag is planted to mark it as seized), but there is no physical occupation. However, human rights activist in Nawalparasi noted that the recent increase of land seizures has renewed fear among landowners, particular in the Tarai district of the Western and Mid Western Regions. Moreover, in the lead up to the announced CA elections in November, increased land captures could catalyze tensions among and between landowners, tillers and cadres of both UCPN-M and CPN-Maoist. settlement attacked following dispute over temple entry in On 7 June, a group reportedly comprising members of the so-called ‘Upper Caste’ community6 (non-) attacked a Dalit settlement at Bhimdabar Tole in Pipariya Paroha VDC of Rautahat District. Apparently, some Dalits that had entered a local temple and worshipped its deities had been beaten up by a group of non-Dalits on 14 May. Following the incident, the Dalits filed a complaint of caste-based discrimination and public offence against the alleged perpetuators. The latter urged the Dalit to withdraw the case which they refused and, as a consequence, the Dalit settlement was attacked. The repored that the assault left around 18 Dalits injured and over 30 houses damaged, of which four were completely destroyed. Approximately 65 Dalit families and 200 non-Dalit men remained displaced from the village for around two weeks due to fear of further attacks or counter-attacks. To prevent any untoward incidents, a large number of security personnel were deployed in the incident area. Dalit communities of neighbouring villages and districts and a number of Dalit right-based organizations formed a Dalit Struggle Committee which organized street protests to demand stern action against the 39 alleged perpetrators, as only three had been arrested thus far. However, no further arrests have been made to date. In order to resolve the situation, a joint-team comprising representatives of the National Human Rights Commission, INSEC, National Dalit Commission and media, amongst others, was formed to conduct on-site investigations and mediate a solution. On 23 June, a 5-point agreement7 was reached between the Dalit

6 The term ‘Upper Caste’ is a common usage in Nepal. However, the UN RCHCO does not officially endorse or accept this term and only uses it in this Field Bulletin because its common usage facilitates a common understanding. 7 A group Puja (worship) to be conducted at the Bhagwati Brahmasthan Tempel in Pipariya Dostiya VDC-8 on 25 June, allowing Dalits to enter the temple, followed by a joint feast of Dalits and non-Dalits, the re-construction of damaged houses to be done by non- Dalits, treatment cost of three critically injured Dalit persons to be covered by non-Dalits and ending prohibition imposed on the Dalits to walk through the fields of non-Dalits. P a g e | 4 Monthly Update, June 2013 – UN RCHC Office and non-Dalit groups. The agreement included allowing Dalits to enter the temple, reconstruction of damaged houses and treatment of injured Dalits, amongst other. In addition, a joint Puja (worship) was conducted at the Bhagwati Brahmasthan Tempel on 25 June. The situation has reportedly returned to normal. Clashes between CPN-Maoist and NC cadres leads to a curfew in Recent clashes in the district headquarters of illustrate how a relatively minor issue has the potential to escalate into violent confrontations in areas with longstanding political tensions, particularly when political party cadres are involved. For instance, on 8 June, a minor argument between Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-Maoist cadres in a local restaurant led to a number of violent encounters and eventually forced the Chief District Official (CDO) to impose a curfew in the district headquarters. CPN-Maoist cadres reportedly manhandled a NC cadre following a minor argument and, in retaliation, NC cadres vandalized two houses belonging to CPN-Maoist cadres. In turn, CPN-Maoist vandalized three houses of NC cadres. When the NC cadres organized a demonstration to demand action against the CPN- Maoist cadres involved, they were reportedly attacked by the latter. The NC cadres intensified their demonstrations blaming the CDO for failing to provide adequate security in the district. NC leaders had a meeting with the CDO in which the CDO reportedly assured action would be taken and subsequently nine CPN-Maoist cadres were arrested. The CPN-Maoist strongly objected to the arrests and warned of stern actions. In order to prevent further escalation, the CDO imposed a curfew from 11 to 12 June, which was followed by a bandh of the CPN-Maoist from 12 to 13 June, demanding the immediate release of all their arrested cadres. To normalize the situation, an all-party meeting was held in the district on 13 June, where it was decided to continue police investigations into the incidents and for the involved parties to withdraw all protests. From 14 June onwards, the situation in Jumla district headquarters had reportedly returned to normal. Protracted tensions between political parties have been affecting the security situation in the Mid Western Region for the past few months. In , in December 2012, a confrontation between cadres of the NC and CPN-Maoist over the death of a NC cadre affected the normal life of people for more than two weeks. While, in , disputes over the recruitment of staff in a development project led to violent confrontations between political parties in December 20128 and March 20139 and in each case the CDO had to impose a curfew to control the situation. A Jumla-based human rights activist noted that “As the date of Constitution Assembly election is approaching, tension among political parties is increasing, already they have been attempting to demonstrate their strength by engaging in physical confrontations”.

HUMANITARIAN UPDATE

Impact of monsoon related flooding The early monsoon during the third week of June triggered large floods in different parts of Nepal and affected 18 districts across the country. Western, Mid Western and Far Western Regions were worse hit by the monsoon compared to the Eastern part of Nepal. According to information from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA), a total of 40 people died, 18 are still missing, 7 were injured, about 1752 families have been temporarily displaced and a total of 1826 have been affected. A total of 602 houses were completely and 1204 partially destroyed by the flooding across the country. The road networks to Khalanga, the district headquarters of have been blocked by landslides from both sides of Nepal and . Other road networks in various districts have also been blocked or washed away. If those road networks are not opened soon, prices of the commodities will increase and there will be shortage of daily consumables in the market.

8 Please refer to RCHCO’s Nepal Monthly Update of January 2013. Available at: http://un.org.np/sites/default/files/2013-02-07-Nepal- Monthly-Update-January-2013.pdf. 9 Please refer to RCHCO’s Nepal Monthly Update of March 2013. Available at: http://un.org.np/sites/default/files/2013-04-04-Nepal- Monthly-Update-March-2013.pdf.

P a g e | 5 Monthly Update, June 2013 – UN RCHC Office Immediate response efforts The government supplied food aid to the initial flood displaced using Nepal Food Corporation (NFC) stocks with transportation to remote districts supported by Nepal Army helicopters. Various NGOs have assisted at the local level with supplying immediate food aid. The Nepal Red Cross Society delivered over 1,180 NFI kits to displaced families across all districts. The Health cluster through UNWHO sent one hospital tent (15 beds) to support Darchula District as the hospital was partially washed away by the floods. According to a UNICEF report, the major humanitarian gap is the provision of WASH services to prevent the outbreak of water related epidemics in the flood affected districts. Therefore, WASH cluster partners including Care, Oxfam and Nepal Red Cross Society have requested for additional hygiene kits, water purification tablets and buckets. Based on the provisional assessment findings, UNICEF in collaboration with WASH partners is planning to support 2800 families with buckets, 1452 with hygiene kits and hygiene promotion to most of the affected population. A total of 17 schools have been damaged with 6 schools completely washed away affecting at least 5,000 children. Schools are currently closed partly because they are either damaged/flooded or used as temporary shelter for the displaced population. Therefore, where schools have been damaged there is need for temporary learning centers and provision of school materials. In collaboration with education partners, UNICEF will provide temporary learning centers and school materials to support affected children. The government led nutrition cluster developed a response plan to provide supplementary feeding, promotion of breast feeding and counseling on infant and young children feeding to benefit 5901 under five children, 755 (0-6 months) children, 5146 (6-59 months) children, at least 417 moderately malnourished children, 187 severely acute malnourished children, 1201 pregnant mothers and 1092 lactating mothers in the affected districts. Coordination between government and national & international humanitarian actors On 19 June, a joint Humanitarian Cluster Team (HCT) meeting (chaired by the Joint Secretary, MoHA and attended by the Government and UN/INGO co-leads) agreed to prioritize a quick assessment of the affected districts in order to expedite support through the respective clusters. To this effect the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC)/MoHA sent a directive together with a customized assessment checklist to the District Disaster Relief Committees (DDRCs) to the districts. MoHA also confirmed that all I/NGOs, UN contributions, Red Cross Movements should go through their respective clusters. On 20 June 2013, the Chair of the Interim Electoral Council of Ministers visited the flood affected districts of Far-Western Region and announced financial relief of NPR 35,000 each to the families affected by floods and landslides in the region. In addition to that he announced to release NPR 500 million to Darchula District for reconstruction and recovery activities. By 25 June, the government distributed a total of NPR 915,000 to members of 30 families (dead) and NPR2,543,000 to members of 400 worst affected families across the country. DDRCs across the country responded to the situation and intensified rescue and relief operation mobilizing security forces and humanitarian partners based in the districts. As per the instruction of MoHA, three of most affected districts namely Darchula, Kanchanur, and Bardiya shared their rapid assessment reports. Kailali the worst affected district by total number of displaced has still not provided its report. Nepal Red Cross Society, different NGOs such as Save the Children, Oxfam, Merlin, Care, Good Neighbour, Helen Keller International, Mission East, Handicap International, Lutheran World Federation, etc and various UN agencies have been supporting the respective DDRCs for immediate relief to the victims. The Humanitarian Advisory Team supported Field Coordination Offices in and Dadeldhura by visiting the flood affected districts and supporting respective DDRCs to roll out the Disaster Preparedness and Response (DPR) Plans in the districts. Some relief items have been stuck at Regional hubs due logistical constraints. Other monsoon related-disasters During the first week of June, a diarrhoea outbreak was reported in Nepalgunj Municipality which was controlled immediately by the authorities. There were no human casualties reported. In the Central and Eastern Regions, incidents of flash floods and thunderbolts were recorded during the reporting period. Taplejung, Solukhumbu, Udayapur and Bhojpur were among the affected districts. DDRCs in the affected districts coordinated with government and non-government agencies to complete damage assessments and P a g e | 6 Monthly Update, June 2013 – UN RCHC Office respond to the needs of the disaster affected population. In the mean time, Regional Disaster Relief Committee of Eastern Region circulated a 14-point action plan to all the DDRCs of the region to review the existing DPR plans as per the guidance note 2011. The national level earthquake simulation exercise which was proposed for 19 June was postponed at the last moment because of the heavy flooding in the western part of the country.

RECENT MAPS AVAILABLE

The RCHCO IMU produced a number of mapping products, some of which are listed below and also available on the Nepal Information Platform (NIP) (http://www.un.org.np/resources/maps) Nepal: Report of Security Incidents June 2013 http://un.org.np/maps/nepal-report-security-incident-1-30-june-2013 Nepal: Reports of Bandh/Strikes March 2013 http://un.org.np/maps/nepal-reports-bandhs-strike-1-30-june-2013 Nepal- Flood and Landslide affected areas covering period of 1-24 June 2013 http://un.org.np/maps/nepal-flood-and-landslide-affected-areas-covering-period-1-24-june-2013 Nepal- Flood and Landslide affected areas covering period of 1-18 June 2013 http://un.org.np/maps/nepal-flood-and-landslide-situation-updates-maps-1-18-june-2013

RECENT REPORTS AVAILABLE

Some of the recent reports available on UN Nepal Information Platform are listed below.

Sixth Consolidated Annual Progress Report on Activities Implemented under the United Nations Peace Fund for Nepal http://un.org.np/reports/sixth-consolidated-annual-progress

Nepal: Monsoon Update, Issue #2 http://un.org.np/headlines/nepal-monsoon-update-issue-2

RCHCO Field Bulletin: Evolving relations between members of the Dalit, Magar and so-called ‘Upper Caste’ communities in , Issue #57 http://un.org.np/headlines/rchco-field-bulletin-57

United Nations Development Assistance Framework of Nepal (UNDAF) 2013-2017 http://un.org.np/reports/undaf-2013-2017

Global Report on Trafficking in Person 2012 http://un.org.np/reports/global-report-trafficking-persons-2012

CONTACT

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Disclaimer: The information in this report is consolidated from media, UN, NGO and other development and humanitarian partners, subject to availability of data. Although the RCHCO aims to confirm reports independently, occasional factual inaccuracies can occur.

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