“We have already informed our donors about the agendas of the meeting,” said secretary at the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction Punya Prasad Neupane, “Part of the agenda at the meeting is to request financial assistance for combatants´ rehabilitation.” [break]
Though the government was in informal talks with major donors for assistance for the rehabilitation and donors have also formally and informally expressed their interest in extending support, the government had not made any formal request due to uncertainty over management of the Maoist combatants.
The board headed by Minister for Peace and Reconstruction Rakam Chemjong is meeting after a gap of six months though it is supposed to be convened every three months. Four more ministers are members in the board of the fund.
UN Resident Coordinator Robert Piper, Chief of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Karin Landgren, Swiss Ambassador Thomas Gass, who is the coordinator of donors and representatives of other donors to the NPTF are also attending the meeting. Currently, Switzerland, the UK, Denmark, Norway, Germany and Finland are contributors to the NPTF.
Rehabilitation of Maoist combatants is a component of the management of the Maoist ex-fighters currently living in UN-monitored cantonments. And the management of the 19,000-strong combatants is at the center of the peace process.
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