Press Release on Important engagements of the Nepali delegation in New York

<h4 style=”text-align: center;”>Press Release</h4> <p style=”text-align: justify;”>On the sidelines of the General Debate in its 3rd day today, Nepali delegation to the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly engaged in a number of important events and bilateral meetings in New York. The Debate will continue through 30 September 2019 and the Hon. Foreign Minister of Nepal will make

Press Release on high-level meetings on the 74th session of the UNGA

Press Release While many leaders continued their address to the General Debate in its second day, Nepali delegation to the 74th session of the UNGA took part in a series of high-level meetings on the sidelines today. As part of making diplomatic relations as wider as possible, Nepal and Ghana established formal diplomatic relations today. Hon. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Minister

Press Release on General Debate of the 74th session of UNGA and SDG Summit

Press Release Minister for Foreign Affairs Hon. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali attended the opening of the General Debate of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York today. Other members of Nepali delegation also attended the programme. Speaking in the session, Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the General Assembly for the 74th

Press Release on Opening of a Photo Exhibition: ‘Glimpses of the Top of the World and Its Surroundings’

<hr /> <p style=”text-align: justify;”>The Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations in New York and the Consulate General of Nepal in New York organized a photo exhibition entitled. ‘Glimpses of the Top of the World and Its Surroundings’ at the United Nations Headquarters in New York today. The programme was organized to commemorate the first scaling of Sagarmatha

Statement by His Excellency Durga Prasad Bhattarai, Ambassador/ Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations at the thematic meeting

Statement by His Excellency Durga Prasad Bhattarai, Ambassador/ Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations at the thematic meeting on the ‘Selection and appointment of the UN Secretary-General’ under the Ad-Hoc Working Group on Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly New York, 10 April 2017                                     (As delivered)   Distinguished Co-Chairs, I wish to begin by expressing

Statement Delivered by the Hon. Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of Nepali Delegation to the 71st session of the UNGA (NY-24 Sept. 2016)

I wish to begin by congratulating you on your election to the presidency of the 71st session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. I assure you of my delegation’s full support in the successful discharge of your important responsibilities. Let me also commend outgoing President His Excellency Mr. Mogens Lykketoft for his effective leadership of the previous session. I

Nepal elected to Chair the 2017 Contingent Owned Equipment Working Group at the United Nations

Ambassador Durga Prasad Bhattarai, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations (UN) in New York was unanimously elected on 16 January 2017 as Chairman of the ‘UN Working Group on the working methods of the Contingent-Owned Equipment (COE WG)’ for 2017. The COE WG meets every three years to review the methodology of UN reimbursement to various countries for

Statement at the Informal Briefing on UN-Women’s Humanitarian Work

First of all, I would like to thank UN-Women for organizing this timely and important informal meeting and inviting Permanent Mission of Nepal. I appreciate the comprehensive presentations covering important updates and new initiatives. As we all know, world is facing increasing number of humanitarian crises. Women and girls are affected disproportionately by all these crises leaving them to face