KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 17 Nepal on Wednesday marked 70 years of partnership with the United Nations as the global body celebrated the 80th anniversary of its founding, highlighting decades of cooperation in peace, development and institution-building. The UN Day 2025 programme, held at the UN House in Kathmandu, was attended by Prime Minister Sushila Karki, five Cabinet ministers, chiefs of all security agencies, diplomats, development partners, civil society representatives and the UN Country Team. Nepal became a member of the United Nations on December 14, 1955. Addressing the event, the UN Resident Coordinator underscored the UN's founding principle of cooperation and peace, noting progress in areas such as poverty reduction, health, education, renewable energy, forest restoration and post-earthquake recovery in Nepal. Prime Minister Karki reaffirmed Nepal's commitment to multilateralism, stating that cooperation remains the strongest path to peace and shared progress. The programme also highlighted Nepal's long-standing contribution to global peacekeeping, with the country being one of the world's leading troop-contributing nations. The event featured the unveiling of a 'UN Nepal 70' mural in multiple languages, including Braille, and concluded with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Peacekeepers' Memorial to honour 87 Nepali peacekeepers who lost their lives in UN missions.