OHCHR-Nepal term extended by a year

OHCHR-Nepal term extended by a year

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KATHMANDU, June 9: The government of Nepal and Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) inked an agreement in Geneva on Thursday over renewal of the mandate of OHCHR´s Nepal office for one more year.

This is the fifth extension of the mandate of the OHCHR-Nepal since it was established in 2005.

Details of the agreement were not available until late Wednesday evening.

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