UNSC enters corruption fray The 15-member United Nations Security Council, whose primary responsibility is the maintenance of international peace and security, is scheduled to meet next week to discuss something outside its traditional purview: charges of corruption and... 14 Feb, 2006
Closing openings The Amnesty International (AI), a leading rights monitoring body, has called upon the international community to “play a critical role to protect the human rights of the people of Nepal.” The AI statement issued the other day in Kathmandu noted... 13 Feb, 2006
Official bias in UN contracts probe Andrew Toh of Singapore, a UN assistant secretary-general who has been placed on “special leave with full pay” while his office is under investigation, has implicitly accused the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) of discrimination on... 29 Jan, 2006
Acharya lauds Nepal’s role in UN missions Kathmandu, October 22:The Permanent Representative of Nepal to the UN, Madhu Raman Acharya, said today that over the years, the peacekeeping operations have contributed significantly to building the image of the UN as an effective body for maintaining... Travel 23 Oct, 2005
HR bodies iterate appeal to world Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, May 13:Human rights outfits and representatives of civil society have collectively forwarded a “seventh” joint appeal to the international community, including the president of the USA, prime ministers of Australia,... Travel 14 May, 2005
RNA troops to go to Sudan in a month Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, February 21:Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) is sending a company strength contingent to UN peacekeeping operations in Sudan within a month. Initially the Nepalese force will be deployed at UN coordination centre in Kasala... Travel 22 Feb, 2005
LETTERS Peacekeeping operations: After Congo, Burundi, Haiti and other places, the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) is now sending a contingent for UN peacekeeping operations in Sudan within a month. According to the news “RNA troops to go to Sudan in a month”... 22 Feb, 2005
Aid: Dutch, Denmark ‘most committed’ Jim LobeThe Netherlands and Denmark received top rankings for the second year in a row in the annual Commitment to Development Index (CDI) designed to measure the degree to which the world’s wealthiest countries pursue policies that benefit the... 28 Apr, 2004
Troops to Iraq South Asia balks for lack of UN sanctionM B Naqvi The US government’s renewal of an earlier request to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh to send troops to Iraq has been made necessary by the turn of recent events in that country, aflame with attacks... 22 Apr, 2004
TOPICS : Nepal bids for third stint at UN Security Council Akanshya ShahOf late, intellectuals here are claiming that it is high time Nepal received a recognition at the United Nations for its long standing contribution towards the goals of this world body. This time around Nepal is to contest for the... 28 Mar, 2004
