Extension of the Dispatch of the International Peace Cooperation Corps to the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN)

August 25, 2009
Japanese

On August 25, the Government of Japan made a Cabinet decision to extend the dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces to the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) for another six months.
Under the International Peace Cooperation Law, Japan has dispatched six Self-Defense Forces personnel to UNMIN as military observers since March 2007. In response to the UN Security Council’s decision in July 2009 to extend the mandate of UNMIN until January 2010, the Government of Japan decided to extend the dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces.
UNMIN is important to peacebuilding in Nepal, and especially for the peace and stability of the South Asian region. This extension of the dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces is considered diplomatically significant as cooperation with UNMIN and as part of Japan’s assistance to Nepal.

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