KATHMANDU, DEC 6: Minister for Foreign Affairs Arzu Rana Deuba is set to depart for the Hague on December 7 to deliver Nepal’s position at a public hearing on climate change at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Leading a five-member Nepali delegation to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Minister Rana is scheduled to present Nepal’s position on December 9 in the ongoing public hearings on the ‘Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change’. The oral proceedings are being held at the Court since December 2, with the goal of completion by December 12.
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According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Friday, Minister Rana will be accompanied by Udaya Raj Sapkota, Secretary of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, and other officials from the MoFA and the Embassy of Nepal in Brussels.
The hearings at the ICJ are instituted by the Court pursuant to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/77/276, which requested the Court to render an advisory opinion on the obligations of States in respect of climate change. An advisory opinion is a non-binding legal advice provided to the UN or a specialized agency by the ICJ, in accordance with Article 96 of the UN Charter.
As per the press release, following the hearings at ICJ, Minister Rana will proceed to Germany to participate in the Equal Rights Coalition Conference being held at Berlin from December 17 to 18, at the invitation of Annalena Baerbock, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, on behalf of the co-chairs of the Coalition from Germany and Mexico.
According to the press release, Minister Rana will also meet high-level officials from Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and the European Union during her stay in Europe. She is scheduled to return to Kathmandu on 20 December 2024.