Nepal
20 June 2008
Seven Maoist ministers resigned collectively during a meeting of the seven ruling parties after negotiations failed to break the deadlock over the formation of the government.
19 June 2008
Seven hundred protestors were detained for participating in anti-Chinese demonstrations.
18 June 2008
The Maoists agreed to reign its youth arm, the Young Communists League.
15 June 2008
Ian Martin, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative to Nepal, met with Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, known as “Prachanda.”
8 June 2008
One hundred and eighty-five Tibetan exiles were detained as they protested outside the Chinese embassy.
28 May 2008
The Constituent Assembly convened for the first time and proclaimed Nepal a republic.
19 May 2008
UNMIN condemned the killing of a local businessman, Ram Hari Shrestha, inside the Maoist cantonment as a breach of commitments made in the Agreement on Monitoring the Management of Arms and Armies (AMMAA).
12 May 2008
The Secretary-General’s report noted that UNMIN’s mandate was not expected to be extended beyond 23 July when it is due to expire.
