UNCHR pledges increased engagement in Nepal to protect, promote human rights Kathmandu, March 2 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, has pledged increased engagement of his office to protect and promote human rights in Nepal. During a meeting with Foreign Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat in Geneva... Horoscopes 03 Mar, 2017
Nepal seeks UNHCR's help to repatriate Bhutanese refugees KATHMANDU: Nepal has urged the UN refugee agency UNHCR to exert pressure on Bhutan for the voluntary repatriation of Bhutanese refugees who would be left in Nepal after the conclusion of third-country resettlement programme. Nepal's Minister for... Travel 27 Feb, 2017
Mahat leaving for UN human rights meet in Geneva KATHMANDU: Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat is leaving for Geneva of Switzerland on Saturday to participate in the High-Level Segment of the thirty-fourth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to be held on February 27... Travel 25 Feb, 2017
Nepal to chair UN panel on reimbursement distribution KATHMANDU: Nepal's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) in New York, Durga Prasad Bhattarai, has been elected the Chairman of the UN Working Group on the Working Methods of the Contingent-Owned Equipment (COE WG) for... Travel 18 Jan, 2017
Nepal's envoy to UN Vienna office presents credentials KATHMANDU: The newly appointed Permanent Representative of Nepal to the Vienna-based United Nations Office, Prakash Kumar Suvedi, submitted his letters of credence to the UN Director General of the Vienna Office, Yury Fedotov. Amid a function... Travel 30 Dec, 2016
Nepali envoy to Ecuador presents credentials Kathmandu, October 29 Durga Prasad Bhattarai presented his Letters of Credence as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nepal to the Republic of Ecuador to Jorge Gals, acting president of the Republic of Ecuador, at a special ceremony... Horoscopes 30 Oct, 2016
Nepal vows to build inclusive, resilient cities Kathmandu, October 20 Minister for Urban Development Arjun Narasingh KC reiterated Nepal’s commitment to creating inclusive, sustainable and resilience cities through the implementation of Nepal’s Habitat III National Report. The report... Travel 21 Oct, 2016
Foreign Minister Mahat attends Constitution Day celebration in UN HQ NEW YORK: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat attended a special celebration marking the first anniversary of the promulgation of the Nepal Constitution in the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday. The programme was... Travel 24 Sep, 2016
Foreign Minister Mahat stresses on special needs of LDCs and LLDCs Kathmandu, September 23 Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat on Friday attended the 15th annual ministerial meeting of the landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) on the sidelines of the 71st session of the United Nations... 24 Sep, 2016
Minister Mahat bats for making SAARC more effective NEW YORK: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat stressed the need to make SAARC more effective and relevant. He made the statement while addressing an informal meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the SAARC member nations in New... Travel 22 Sep, 2016
Foreign Minister Mahat attends UN high-level summit for refugees and migrants KATHMANDU: Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat, who is presently in New York City leading the Nepali delegation to the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, attended the High Level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly... Travel 20 Sep, 2016
Minister Chand meets ITC Executive Director Gonzalez in Geneva KATHMANDU: Minister for Commerce Jayanta Chand held a meeting with Executive Director of International Trade Centre (ITC) Arancha Gonzalez in Geneva on Friday. During the meeting, the duo discussed the trade capacity building support being provided... Travel 25 Jun, 2016
