Nepal would like to commend and express its appreciation to the Council’s Dutch presidency for convening this important open debate, which is giving peacekeeping the priority and momentum it deserves. I thank the Secretary-General for his remarks and the other briefers for offering their perspective…
Allow me to read out an abridged version of my statement.
First of all, I thank the French presidency of the Security Council for convening this annual debate on women and peace and security. I also thank the Secretary- General for his comprehensive report (S/2017/861), and the briefers for their u…
My delegation commends and appreciates the initiative of the President of the
General Assembly in convening this high-level meeting on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. We believe that the political declaration that we adopted late last week…
On behalf of the Government and people of Nepal and myself, I wish to express our deepest gratitude to you, Sir, for convening this meeting today at this crucial hour in support of Nepal in the wake of a series of earthquakes that have left the country devastated. I thank you for your opening statem…
I thank the President for organizing this important and timely joint debate on the annual reports of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) (A/69/818) and of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) (A/69/745). This is a good opportunity for Member States to exchange views and reflect on th…
Allow me first to compliment you, Madam President, and to thank you for having organized today’s important debate on women and peace and security under the Jordanian presidency this month. I also thank the Secretary- General for his comprehensive report (S/2015/203), as well as the Special Represent…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Government of Nepal in support of the draft resolution before the Assembly on the International Day of Yoga (A/69/L.17), under the item “Global health and foreign policy”.
My delegation wishes to place on record its most sincere appreciation to the leader…
At the outset, allow me to thank the President of the General Assembly, His Excellency Mr. Sam Kutesa, for his letter of 10 November 2014, which underscores yet again the need to make progress on the reform of the Security Council, as well as for convening this important meeting today. We thank him,…
First of all, I wish to thank the Nigerian presidency for organizing this important debate of the Security Council today. I also thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, his Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Zainab Bangura, and Ms. Rhoda Misaka of the NGO Working Group on Women,…
First of all, on behalf of my delegation and on my own behalf, I wish to extend sincere compliments to Ambassador John Ashe on assuming the presidency of the Assembly and to pledge our full support in the discharge of his important duties in that capacity. I look forward to celebrating his success, …
Let me begin by congratulating the President on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. Let me also express our sincere appreciation to His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, for the strong commitment and dedication with wh…
My delegation would like to exercise the right of reply in response to the remarks made by the leader of the Bhutanese delegation this afternoon on the issue of Bhutanese refugees sheltered in Nepal on humanitarian grounds for the past 16 years.
The presence of Bhutanese refugees in camps in Nepal …
We are meeting here today to evaluate the progress made in the implementation of the 15 priority areas in the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond.
Five years ago, our leaders promised the people of the United Nations that they would improve their quality of life through …
I wish at the outset to express our profound condolences and sympathy to the Government and the people of Indonesia as well as to those of Australia and other nations whose nationals succumbed to the heinous terrorist attack in Bali last weekend. His Majesty’s Government of Nepal condemns terrorism …
Mr. President, permit me to begin by congratulating you on the wise and timely initiative of the Assembly to reflect collectively on issues concerning information and communication technologies (ICT) for development; I am honoured to participate today.
Coming after the Economic and Social Council’s…
I should like to thank you very much, Mr. President, for your leadership in convening this debate on the prevention of armed conflict, such an urgent and important topic for us all. It is the conviction of my delegation that the General Assembly is the most appropriate United Nations body to deliber…
The Buddha statues and related shrines in Afghanistan, as eloquently illustrated by the preceding speakers this morning, constitute invaluable treasures of world cultural heritage. It is therefore the duty of the international community to show collective responsibility at a time of imminent threat …
After birth and development, review and reform are the inevitable stages of any institution’s life if it is to continue to sustain its credible service to and address the dynamic requirements of the peoples it is created to serve. This is even more true when it comes to an institution as universal a…
I bring to you, Mr. President, to Secretary-General Kofi Annan and to all representatives the greetings and best wishes of His Majesty King Birendra and of the Government and people of Nepal. Your election is testimony to the wide recognition of your great country's contribution to the cause of free…
