The tenure of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Nepal will be extended by two more years.

The OHCHR-Nepal’s first two years of tenure was set to expire in June this year.

However, the meeting of the cabinet, Thursday, decided to extend it by two more years.

The OHCHR-Nepal is functioning in the country in monitoring of human rights situations as per the agreement between the Nepal government and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.