"This is a collection of the reports of the United Nations' Secretary-General to the Security Council on political and human rights developments in Nepal, and the briefings to the Council by his Special Representative, Ian Martin.

It begins with the letter from the Secretary-General to the Security Council in response to the Nepali government's request, in 2006, for help with the then unfolding peace process and ends with Martin's departure from Nepal in early 2009.

With Martin's frank retrospect on weaknesses of the peace process in his afterword, this compilation provides an in-depth narrative of Nepal's political evolution during the initial phase of its transition towards peace while also serving as a valuable record of that crucial period in Nepal's history."
                                                                                                                                         [from Blurb]