United Nations Security Council Resolution 1740

UN Security Council
Resolution 1740
Date: 23 January 2007
Meeting no.: 5,622
Code: S/RES/1740

Vote: For: 15 Abs.: 0 Against: 0
Subject: The situation in Nepal
Result: Adopted

Security Council composition in 2007:
permanent members:

 CHN  FRA  RUS  UK  USA

non-permanent members:
 BEL  CGO  GHA  INA  ITA
 PAN  PER  QAT  RSA  SVK

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1740 was unanimously adopted on 23 January 2007.

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Resolution

Recognizing the strong desire of the people of Nepal for peace and the restoration of democracy and noting the request of the Nepalese Government and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) for United Nations assistance in implementing the 2006 Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the Security Council today established a United Nations Political Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) for one year, with a mandate to monitor the ceasefire and assist in the election of a Constituent Assembly.

Through the unanimous adoption of resolution 1740 (2007), the Council also tasked the new Mission with monitoring the management of arms and armed personnel of both sides through a Joint Monitoring Coordinating Committee.

The new Political Mission would provide technical support for the planning, preparation and conduct of the election and provide a small team of electoral monitors to review all technical aspects of the electoral process and report on the conduct of the election.

The Council also expressed its intention to terminate or further extend UNMIN’s mandate upon the request of the Nepalese Government, taking into consideration the Secretary-General’s expectation that the Mission would be a focused mission of limited duration.[1]

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