The United Nations (UN) system in Nepal has strongly condemned explosion of two socket bombs at the premises of the World Food Program (WFP) sub-office in Damak, Jhapa district on Thursday.
A press statement issued by the UN information centre in Kathmandu said, “The UN strongly condemns such attack which violates international humanitarian law and the basic operating guidelines.”
The UN offices in Damak will remain closed pending an investigation of the attack, the statement adds.
In collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the WFP has been providing food assistance to over 105,000 Bhutanese refugees living in Jhapa and Morang districts
Suspected Maoists detonated bombs in the office of the World Food Programme (WFP) and three government offices in the eastern district of Jhapa Thursday morning.
This is the first time the rebels had attacked the UN office.