KATHMANDU, Oct 28: Nepal on Friday joined other South Asian countries, except India, in the UN General Assembly in voting in favor of the resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian truce in the Israel-Hamas conflict, leading to a cessation of hostilities.

KATHMANDU, April 29: Minister for Urban Development, Ram Kumari Jhakri has expressed Nepal’s commitment to working with the international community for the effective implementation of the New Urban Agenda by building resilient and sustainable cities as enablers for achieving Sustainable Development Goals as well as climate goals.

NEW YORK, March 22: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) will vote Wednesday on a draft resolution on Ukraine, the second such resolution since the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, a spokesperson said Monday.

KATHMANDU, Sept 28: Dr Narayan Khadka, Minister for Foreign Affairs and the head of the Nepali delegation, addressed the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, Sep 25: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has reiterated that the government is committed to ensuring that “no one remains hungry, and no one dies of hunger”.

KATHMANDU, Sept 28: Prime Minister KP Oli has held important bilateral meetings including with British Prime Minister Theresa May and Swiss President Alain Berset on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI, Sept 27: India’s Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj says her country will continue to purchase Iran’s oil despite sanctions re-imposed by the US on Iran.

NEW YORK, Sept 27: US President Donald Trump's chat with the media after his appearance at the UN was a roller coaster of bizarre claims, boasts and jabs at the media. Even one of the Founding Fathers got involved. Here are the best takeaways.

NEW YORK, Sept 26:  Argentine President Mauricio Macri reiterated the country’s sovereignty claim to the UK-ruled Falkland Islands while addressing the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.

NEW YORK, Sept 26: US President Donald Trump praised Israel and Saudi Arabia, and attacked Iran, Venezuela and the International Criminal Court in his second annual speech to the UN General Assembly, in which he reshuffled his greatest hits.

KATHMANDU, Sept 22: A day before one of its chairmen and Prime Minister KP Oli leaves for New York to participate in the UN General Assembly, the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has finalized the nominations of provincial in-charges, deputy in-charges and office bearers of the party’s provincial committees.

KATHMANDU, Sept 18: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will leave for the United States on Saturday, 22 September.

In recognition of the significant role that charities and individuals have undertaken to alleviate human ‎suffering and humanitarian crises, the UN General Assembly, under resolution A/RES/67/105PDF, has designated the 5th of September as the International Day of Charity.‎ This date was chosen as it is the anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa, and the resolution is, in part, a tribute to her work and dedication to charitable causes.