My delegation wishes to express its sincere appreciation to the President for organizing this important joint debate on the annual report of the Peacebuilding Commission (A/66/675) and the report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/66/659). My delegation also wishes to take this op…
I wish to thank the Secretary-General for the comprehensive presentation of his report (A/66/1) on the work of the Organization. In particular, we take note of the analysis and reporting on major developments and trends and the need for the reinvigoration of global cooperation under the United Natio…
First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of January. I would also like to acknowledge the presence of the new members of the Security Council and wish them all the best in their new responsibilities.
We have taken note of…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive presentation of the report on the work of the Organization (A/65/1). The report contains observations and insightful suggestions on some of the key issues on the United Nations agenda. On the whole, the report provides a good basis fo…
I wish to congratulate you, Ambassador Apakan, on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of September. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to you for providing me with this opportunity to speak before the Council.
I would also like to thank Ms. Karin Landgren, the Representative …
At the outset, I should like to express our appreciation the President of the General Assembly for having convened these plenary meetings to consider the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan, a friendly neighbouring country of Nepal and a fellow member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperat…
I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of May. I extend my sincere thanks to you for providing me with this opportunity to speak before the Council.
We too have taken note of the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Missio…
I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of January. I also take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to you for providing me with this opportunity to speak before the Council for the first time since taking up my assignm…
In view of the lateness of the hour, I will try to give a redacted version of my statement. I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the group of least developed countries (LDCs). We align ourselves with the statement made by representative of the Republic of Yemen on behalf of the G…
At the outset, let me congratulate you, Sir, on Austria’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month. I would like to thank you for organizing this briefing and for the opportunity the Council has given me to speak on behalf of Nepal. I also thank you for your kind words to m…
First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. I would also thank you for allowing me yet another opportunity to appear in the Council during the discussion regarding our request for continuation of United Nations support for the pe…
I would like to express our sincere appreciation for the convening of this timely high-level meeting on the culture of peace. We commend the initiative of His Majesty King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia for convening this meeting. The presence of so many world leaders here is a testimony of the collective…
First, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you, Sir, and to the other members of the Council for yet another opportunity to discuss United Nations support for Nepal’s indigenous peace process, which has made miraculous achievements over a short span of time. I would like to thank Mr. Ian…
Once again, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on Viet Nam’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the current month. I thank you for enabling me to participate in the discussion related to the Secretary-General’s report (S/2008/454) on extension of the mandate of the United N…
The President of the General Assembly deserves our appreciation for convening this timely debate on the progress made towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
In the Millennium Declaration and at subsequent conferences, countries on either side of the development agenda m…
I am taking the floor to express my sincere appreciation and thanks to you, Mr. President, and all the other members of the Council for your constructive support in the process of adopting this resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). I also take this opportun…
On behalf of the delegation of Nepal, I appreciate this opportunity to discuss the report of the Security Council (A/62/2) and the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters.
The Security Council is one of the most important or…
Let me begin by appreciating the comprehensive reports of the Secretary-General on the status of financing for development.
I wish to associate myself with the statement made by the representative of Pakistan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Since the international community has expressed i…
Nepal appreciated the opportunity to vote on this historic Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples after long negotiations both in the Human Rights Council and here in the General Assembly. Nepal voted in favour of resolution 61/295 as we are strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting …
Migration is one of the less understood and little discussed matters among issues associated with globalization. Its potential benefits, including its contribution to development, have yet to be fully understood.
Nepal’s national experience also suggests that the impact of migration on development …