The United Nations Bypassing it won’t work Shashi Tharoor A ‘league of democracies’ would only serve US interests and damage international relations.Amid the continuing brouhaha about issues of race and gender in the US presidential campaign, we may be in danger of losing sight of the most... 28 May, 2008
TOPICS : Genocide prevention: 60 years of failure This year marks the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. Unanimously adopted by the UN General Assembly on Dec. 9, 1948, the Convention reflects the tireless work of Raphael... 31 Jan, 2008
PM promises to conduct elections at the earliest Kathmandu, October 24:Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala today said Nepal remains committed to take democratic procedures to the desired destination by holding the constituent assembly (CA) elections at the earliest.In a message on the occasion 62nd... Travel 25 Oct, 2007
US military budget ignores ‘big picture’ Although 57 per cent of the US public now believes that sending troops to Iraq was a mistake, the military budget request that President Bush submitted to Congress is the largest since World War II — and little money is earmarked for domestic... 30 Apr, 2007
Foreign policy: Time for its reorientation The CPN-Maoist which will soon be joining the interim government has voiced its commitment to pursue Nepal’s foreign policy based on the Panchsheel or the five principles of peaceful co-existence, while maintaining equidistance from both India and... 14 Jan, 2007
Genocidal states: How the UN lets them escape Saddam Hussein’s cousin, Ali Hassan al-Majid - ‘Chemical Ali’ - is awaiting trial in Baghdad on charges of crimes against humanity, but his prosecution can hardly be said to represent a triumph of the international community’s determination to... 01 Nov, 2006
Humiliating defeat: Who is to blame? Guatemala and Venezuela locked horns on October 25, 2006, for the fourth day of an inconclusive election at the UN for a non-permanent seat in the Security Council from Latin America. But Nepal shamefully lost the vote to Indonesia for the Asian seat... 26 Oct, 2006
Outside help a relief for Israel Israel’s decision to back the deployment of an international stabilisation force in southern Lebanon may prove a crucial part of the peace jigsaw. But it also suits Israel’s changing objectives. At one time, it strongly resisted any attempt to... 26 Jul, 2006
Locus of liability After intense deliberations, the government has finally dispatched the request letter to the United Nations seeking the international body’s assistance in ‘technical matters’ related to arms management and ‘other’ issues in Nepal. This is... 05 Jul, 2006
Posthumous UN award for Nepalis Kathmandu, May 29:Four Nepali soldiers will be awared posthumously the Dag Hammarskjold Medal. Among the 124 peacekeepers to be honoured posthumously will be four Nepalis who died last year.A press release issued by UN Information Centre in Kathmandu... Travel 30 May, 2006
FORUM-ASIA flays security men’s high-handedness Kathmandu, April 21: FORUM-ASIA has condemned atrocities of the Royal Nepalese Army, the Armed Police Force and the Nepal Police against people participating in peaceful demonstrations here. “With these atrocities against its own people, the regime... Horoscopes 21 Apr, 2006
World worried over rights situation here Kathmandu, April 19:Participants at an international seminar, which was held in Geneva yesterday, expressed serious concern over human rights situation in Nepal. The participants also stressed the need to hold a meaningful dialogue between the... Travel 20 Apr, 2006
