UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) has warned that the ongoing peace process in Nepal is ‘largely deadlocked’ and urged the parties to show flexibility and compromise in charting a way out of the crisis. In her final briefing to the UN Security Council last night, UNMIN Chief Karin Langren said there has been little progress on the most critical issues of forming a new government and integrating over 19,000 Maoist former rebels, and scant advances on a new constitution. Landgren said while Nepal’s dramatic political gains are not likely to be reversed, the risks have clearly grown with fears among many Nepalese over the prospect of a ‘peoples’ revolt’ which remains an explicit Maoist threat. Claiming that the arms monitoring has been strikingly successful, Landgren said, it is not clear what will happen after UNMIN withdraws as the parties have yet to agree on a monitoring mechanism to replace UNMIN when it ends its mission. The UNMIN Chief concluded that notwithstanding setbacks and challenges, it is in the interest of Nepal, the region and the international community as a whole that the peace process be maintained, respected and steered to a proper close.AIR Kathmandu correspondent reports that UNMIN Chief's remark comes 10 days before the UN ends its mission in Nepal. After seven extensions, UNMIN is due to leave the country on 15 January after expiry of its Security Council mandate.