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| Lt. Col. Bhim Bahadur Gurung Laision Officer, Arms monitoring office Support Force Nepal |
Rabindra Khaniya Administrative/Language Assistant, Arms monitoring office Nepal |
Rajesh Maharjan Vehicle Mechanic, Transport Section Nepal |
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| Col. Hyung Jin Park Arms Monitor, Arms monitoring office Republic of Korea |
Lt. Col. Sondang Irawan Arms Monitor, Arms monitoring office Indonesia |
Maj. Famara Jammeh Arms Monitor, Arms monitoring office Gambia |
Maj. Mats Norhult Arms Monitor, Arms monitoring office Sweden |
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| Dmitry Malyshev Crew Member Belarus |
Nikolay Yamshchikov Crew Member Russia |
Sergey Oreshanko Crew Member Russia |
Evgeny Alexandrov Helicopter Engineer Russia |
| An UNMIN helicopter flying from cantonment site in Sindhuli, in the east of Nepal, to Kathmandu on Monday 3 March, crashed near the village of Bethan in Ramechhap district. All ten people on board were killed: seven UNMIN personnel, and three crew members. On 8 March the helicopter engineer died. These pages dedicated to their memory. |
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| 1. | Please accept on behalf of the General Assembly and myself, my deepest condolences. It was with the deepest sadness that I learned of the tragic helicopter accident claiming the lives of seven UNMIN personnel and three crew members. Please convey my condolences to the families of the victims as well as to your entire staff over the tragic loss of their colleagues. In a statement I have issued I noted that this accident once again reminded us and proved that UN personnel operated in very dangerous conditions and faced a multitude of risks while performing their daily duties. For this, they deserve our full support. It is in this spirit that I would like to commend you and your staff for taking on the daily challenges of your duties which will require an added courage to cope with this tragedy. Please accept the assurances of my highest consideration. Srgjan Kerim, President of the United Nations General Assembly UN HQ, New York |
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| 2. | The Secretary-General is deeply saddened at the tragic death of seven members of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), as well as three crew members in the helicopter crash that occurred in a mountainous area east of Kathmandu on Monday. The helicopter was returning to the capital from the Maoist cantonment site at Sindhuli when it lost contact. The victims include four arms monitors from Gambia, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea and Sweden, as well as three national staff from Nepal and the three-member crew from Russia and Belarus. These colleagues lost their lives while serving the United Nations and the cause of peace in Nepal. The Secretary-General extends his heartfelt condolences to the families and the Governments of those colleagues. The Secretary-General also expresses his appreciation to the Nepali authorities for their assistance provided to UNMIN in recovering the remains of the victims, and for the many expressions of sympathy the mission has received from people in Nepal. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General UN HQ, New York |
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| 3. | H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon Secretary General United Nations New York March 5, 2008 Excellency, It is with a profound sense of grief that I received the sad information about the loss of lives of the staff and the officials of a helicopter which was carrying them on an official mission from the Eastern Nepal. I would like to express my deep condolences to you and the bereaved families at the demise of the dedicated staff and officials of UNMIN. I am particularly shocked at it, as it is the first casualty of the UNMIN mission here. Let me take this opportunity to applaud the selfless devotion and the spirit of service with which these staff and officials had dedicated themselves to the fulfilment of the objective of the mission. UNMIN has been an important partner in consolidating peace and stability in Nepal through its contributions in the mandated areas. I would like to inform you that the Government and people of Nepal are determined to continue on the path of peace process by holding elections to the Constituent Assembly on the stipulated time, i.e. 10th of April 2008, in order also not to let their contributions go in vain. Please accept, Excellency, the assurance of my highest consideration. G. P Koirala Prime Minister of Nepal |
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| 4. | I express my deepest condolences to the families of the deceased. They died while working to sustain peace in Nepal, and UNMIN will continue in the midst of this tragedy to apply its best efforts to this purpose. Ian Martin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Nepal UNMIN, Kathmandu |
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| 5. | I was very sad to hear yesterday's news of the tragic helicopter crash which has claimed the lives of so many UNMIN staff. This is a devastating blow to the entire United Nations community working for peace and human rights in Nepal. This tragedy highlights the unexpected dangers facing our committed staff working in the field on a daily basis. On behalf of OHCHR staff both in Geneva and around the world, I would like to extend our deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of all those killed. Our thoughts are also with you and your staff there who have lost colleagues and friends. Louise Arbour High Commissioner for Human Rights |
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| 6. | On behalf of the UN Country Team, I would like to extend my deep condolences to you on this sad day following the loss of your staff members in the tragic accident in Ramechhap. I am deeply shocked and saddened by the news. Please convey the heartfelt regards of the UN community in Nepal to the families and colleagues of the deceased. Junko Sazaki UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. |
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| 7. | I was saddened to learn of the tragic helicopter crash in your mission area. I feel great sorrow for the loss of the lives of the United Nations personnel in this terrible accident. On my own behalf and on behalf of UNMEE staff, I wish to express my most sincere condolences to you, to the United Nations Mission in Nepal, and to the families of the victims. My thoughts are with you and the families, friends and colleagues of those who died in this unfortunate incident. Azouz Ennifar Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea |
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| 8. | I express great sorrow for the tragic incident of UNMIN’s helicopter crash in Bethan, Ramechhap. I felt profound grief and sorrow for the untimely demise of the UNMIN staff and crew members on duty, which is irreparable. At this moment of pain and grief, I extend my heartfelt condolence to you as well as to the bereaved families. May God bless those spirits to rest in peace. Ramchandra Paudel Minister, Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction |
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| 9. | I am deeply saddened to learn of the crash of a helicopter carrying seven UNMIN personnel and three crew members in Ramechhap district on 3 March 2008. I would like to take this opportunity to extend to you and, through you, to all members of the bereaved families my sincere condolences and profound sympathy. Accept, Sir, the assurances of my high consideration. Mr. Asi Mamanee Charge d’ Affairs a.i. Royal Thai Embassy |
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| 10. | Please accept my sincere condolences for the untimely demised UNMIN employees who died in the helicopter catastrophe at Bethan area of Ramechhap district on March 3, 2008. Andrey Trofimov Ambassador of the Russian Federation |
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| 11. | I was deeply saddened to hear about the loss of UNMIN helicopter with 10 people on board yesterday afternoon. We all know the importance of the UNMIN Mission in Nepal which is to create peace and stability and we respect the UNMIN personnel that are carrying out their duties in order to fulfill this goal. Please accept my deepest condolence to you, to the whole of UNMIN and to the family and relatives of the deceased. Finn Thilsted Ambassador, Royal Danish Embassy |
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| 12. | AMBASSADE DE FRANCE AU NÉPAL Local European Union Heads of Mission forward their condolences to UNMIN following the copter crash in Ramechhap District (press release from the French embassy, local presidency of the EU, 4th of March 2008) The European Union Heads of Missions offer their deepest condolences to UNMIN and the families of those killed in the helicopter crash on the 3rd of March in Ramechhap District. This terrible accident emphasizes the importance, and the difficulties, of the mission undertaken by UNMIN personnel in support of Nepal’s peace process. The deceased have paid their uppermost tribute to the reconciliation process in this country. The European Union Local European Union Heads of Mission, Kathmandu |
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| 13. | I am writing to you to express my sincere condolences regarding the tragic accident resulting in the loss of life of several of your staff members on 3 March. At such a time of bereavement there is little that one can say to bring comfort. My heart is with you and I pray for peace of the departed souls and for courage to their families. As John Dunne said “No man is an island; Any man’s death diminishes me”, and when we are faced with the loss of several esteemed colleagues, the tragedy is simply overwhelming. The entire UNMIT team, particularly UNMIT senior managers Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Finn Reske-Nielsen, Chief of Mission Support Hubert Price and Police Commissioner Rodolfo Tor, as well as the entire UN Country Team, join me in these condolences to you and your staff, who have lost dear friends and colleagues. With deepest condolences. Atul Khare Special Representative of Secretary-General for Limor Leste |
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| 14. | 1. I was deeply distressed to learn about the sad and untimely demise of your subordinates, seven UN personnel and three crew members. It is indeed a great loss to your institution and immense setback to global effort to promote peace. 2. On behalf of the Nepalese Army I would like to express our heartfelt condolences to you and United Nations Mission in Nepal. I hope that time and memories will help lessen the burden of your sorrow, and that you may draw some measure of comfort knowing that others care and share in your loss. With warm personal regards, R K Chhetri Gen. Rookmangud Katawal Chief of Army Staff, Nepal Army |
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| 15. | It was shocking to know about the crash of the helicopter on UNMIN mission yesterday killing all the personnel of UNMIN aboard. I extend my heartfelt condolences on this sad moment. With the assurances of my highest consideration. Abdelhamid Mahmoud Soleiman Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt |
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