Press Release Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Hon. Mr. Ishwar Pokhrel addressed the ‘UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Conference on Uniformed Capabilities, Performance and Protection’ as the leader of Nepali delegation at the UN Headquarters in New York this morning. Highlighting Nepal’s 61 years of partnership with the UN on peacekeeping operations, he reiterated Nepal’s commitment to contributing up to

Press Release Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Hon. Mr. Ishwar Pokhrel met with the UN Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres at the latter’s office this afternoon. During the meeting, Hon. Pokhrel commended the efforts of the Secretary-General to further strengthen the spirit of multilateralism in tackling the global challenges. While extending Nepal’s continued support to the Secretary endeavours towards

Press Release Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Hon. Mr. Ishwar Pokhrel had a meeting with UN Under-Secretary General for Operational Support Mr. Atul Khare this afternoon. During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on various issues including the operational challenges faced by the UN peacekeepers as well as the management of major equipment for enhancing effectiveness of

Press Release The Rt. Hon. President Mrs. Bidya Devi Bhandari, who was in New York to participate in the High-Level event, ‘Women in Power’ organized by the President of the United Nations General Assembly, left for Kathmandu today concluding her four-day visit. She was seen off at the John F. Kennedy International Airport by H.E. Arjun Kumar Karki, Ambassador of

Press Release The Right Honourable President Mrs. Bidya Devi Bhandari attended a reception jointly organized in her honour by H.E. Arjun Kumar Karki, Ambassadors of Nepal to the United States, and H.E. Amrit Bahadur Rai, Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations in New York this evening. The reception was attended by the diplomatic community, UN Officials, business community

Press Release The Right Honourable President Mrs. Bidya Devi Bhandari participated this morning in the High-Level event on ‘Women in Power’ organized by the President of General Assembly (PGA) during the 63rd session of the Commission of the Status of Women (CSW-63). Speaking in the first among three high-level roundtables entitled ‘How Women Leaders Change the World’, the Rt. Hon.

Press Release Ambassador Rai presents his Letters of Credence His Excellency Amrit Bahadur Rai presented his Letters of Credence as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations Organization to His Excellency António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, at a special ceremony at the United Nations Headquarters in New York today. At the courtesy meeting

 Press Release Nepal and Saint Kitts and Nevis established formal diplomatic relations today. Ambassador Durga Prasad Bhattarai, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, and Ambassador Mr. Sam Terence Condor, Permanent Representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations signed an instrument to this effect at a brief ceremony in New York this afternoon. On the occasion,

<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