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Nepal Police ASI assigned to UN Secretary-General Guterres passes away

Nepal Police Assistant Sub-Inspector Tikaram Dhungana, posted as a security guard for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, passed away due to altitude sickness returning from Annapurna base camp this morning Following Guterres’ visit to the base camp and his subsequent return via helicopter on Tuesday, Dhungana, accompanied by the Annapurna rural municipality team of Kaski, began […]

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives in Nepal for official visit

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived for a four-day official visit to Nepal, in response to an invitation from Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. The primary focus of his visit is addressing climate change and devising strategies to help alleviate its impact on people’s livelihoods. During his visit, UN Secretary-General Guterres is set to

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Nepal must deliver on promise of social justice – UN human rights expert

Nepal has one of the most progressive constitutions in the world, but many of its promises still are to be fulfilled, the UN Special Rapporteur and extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, said on Thursday after conducting an 11-day official mission to the country. “Nepal has succeeded in reducing multidimensional poverty by 12.7

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UN experts express concerns for independence and integrity of Nepal Human Rights Commission

UN Human rights experts have expressed serious concern for the independence of Nepal’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) after the recent appointment of new members that they regard as being inconsistent with international standards. The experts urged the Government to rectify the situation immediately. “We are deeply concerned that the appointment process is not in

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Nepal votes yes to UN commission’s reclassification of cannabis; Marijuana no longer considered risky narcotic

Nepal, among 53 member states, today voted to remove cannabis from the list of harmful drugs. In reviewing a series of World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on marijuana and its derivatives, the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) zeroed-in on the decision to remove cannabis from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs —

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UNWFP provides take-home food to support nutrition and learning of schoolchildren amid COVID-19

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) with the coordination of Government of Nepal has distributed nearly 1,500 metric tonnes fortified rice, lentils and vegetable oil to school children (from Grade1-8) who are missing out on nutritious school lunches they used to receive in Sudur Paschim and Karnali provinces.  The food items were donated by

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