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Among few nations, Nepal is like a sweetheart of developed nations where countries like US, Japan, Germany, UK, and several others pour fund for its development but where is the developement??
I always wonder when I read news like below, what actually happens to the donations and funds! The answer is simple in context of Nepal - Handful individuals reap the benefits and the entire nation just plunges deeper and deeper into the fathomless depths of international debt.
Just a thought. And I wonder again where this UN money will go.....will it meet the objectives as mentioned in the news??????
UN approves USD 10m assistance to Nepal
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday approved US$10 million assistance to Nepal from the United Nations Peace-building Fund, which was established two years ago to help countries emerging from conflict consolidate their gains and avoid slipping back into bloodshed.
According a UN statement, following UNSG's declaration of Nepal's eligibility for the fund in December, more than 20 UN agencies came together in consultation with partners to review the peace building challenges ahead, and the possible contributions the UN system could make as the peace process enters its next phase.
The statement quoted Ian Martin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Chief of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), as saying the peace building contribution was at the core of the UN response strategy. "With the elections behind us, we have entered a complex period of transition in Nepal, with heightened expectations from the Nepalese people, two thirds of whom live on less than $2 a day," he said.
"Strengthening the State's capacity to sustain peace is a priority area for peace building assistance," Robert Piper, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nepal has been quoted.
Possible target areas for the funds include supporting the Constituent Assembly and promoting human rights; recovery of communities and areas affected by conflict, for example, through "food and cash for work programmes", school feeding projects, skills training for youth and other initiatives that accelerate the tangible benefits of peace and development; and conflict prevention and reconciliation issues, for example, assistance to cantonments and reintegration of former combatants and internally displaced persons or support to land and property mediation.
Assistance from the Peace-building Fund will be channelled through an existing funding mechanism -- the United Nations Peace Fund for Nepal, which is governed by an Executive Committee consisting of the Special Representative, Resident Coordinator and representatives from the government and the donor community. nepalnews.com ia Sep 10 08