June 18, 2024 19:31 pm
KATHMANDU, June 18: The issue of Bhutanese refugees was prominently raised at the Consultations on Resettlement and Complementary Pathways (CRCP) that took place in Geneva earlier this month.
January 10, 2024 14:15 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: Ram Prasad Subedi presented the Letters of Credence to Viola Amherd, president of the Swiss Confederation, accrediting him as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nepal to the Swiss Confederation amidst a special ceremony organized at the Federal Palace in Bern, Switzerland on January 9. Upon arrival at the Palace, the Ambassador was accorded Guard of Honour, according to the Embassy of Nepal in Geneva.
August 7, 2023 10:51 am
Kathmandu, Aug 7: Chairman of the CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal has left for Geneva, Switzerland.
May 22, 2023 14:46 pm
KATHMANDU, May 22: Minister for Health and Population Mohan Bahadur Basnet attended the high-level opening of the Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland on Sunday.
February 27, 2020 09:55 am
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has said that the government is firmly committed to address the issues of transitional justice in accordance to the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA). He said that the government will also take into account the directives issued by the Supreme Court, relevant international commitments, concerns of the victims, and the ground realities to address the issue.
June 27, 2019 15:15 pm
GENEVA, June 27: U.N. Syria envoy Geir Pedersen is working on fostering “a deeper understanding” between Russia and the United States to move the Syrian peace process forward, he said in an interview published on Thursday.
June 10, 2019 17:45 pm
KATHMANDU, June 10: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, currently in Geneva, Switzerland, held bilateral talks with Vice-president of Turkey Fuat Oktay, on Monday.
May 21, 2019 18:00 pm
Your daily dose of missed important news of the day.
March 6, 2019 07:57 am
KATHMANDU, March 6: Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali on Tuesday said the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights was eager to provide the necessary support to Nepal for concluding the remaining works of truth and reconciliation.
February 27, 2019 18:00 pm
Your daily dose of missed important news of the day.
January 4, 2019 13:00 pm
GENEVA, Jan 4: Switching from beef to alternative proteins could save millions of lives and dramatically slash greenhouse gas emissions, the World Economic Forum said Thursday.
October 23, 2018 11:01 am
KATHMANDU, Oct 23: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Matrika Prasad Yadav has held a meeting with Director General (DG) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevedo on Tuesday at the latter’s office.
September 11, 2018 13:00 pm
GENEVA, Sept 11: United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Monday for a new quasi-judicial body to collect evidence with a view to future prosecution of crimes against Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar including murder and torture.
September 9, 2018 11:00 am
GENEVA, Sept 9: An attempt to hold peace talks for Yemen was abandoned on Saturday after three days of waiting for the Houthi movement’s delegation, but the United Nations envoy vowed to press ahead with diplomacy.
June 2, 2018 12:59 pm
KATHMANDU, June 2: Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security, Gokarna Raj Bista, today left for Switzerland to participate in the 107th Session of the International Labour Conference.
June 2, 2018 10:16 am
KATHMANDU, June 2: Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security, Gokarna Raj Bista, today left for Switzerland to participate in the 109th Session of the International Labour Conference.
March 14, 2018 12:18 pm
KATHMANDU, March 14: The Pre-sessional working group on the 71st Session of Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is being called from March 12 to 16 in Geneva, Switzerland.
January 16, 2018 06:22 am
KATHMANDU, Jan 16: As Nepal assumed membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for a two-year term, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has decided to depute additional employees to its Geneva-based mission.
January 16, 2018 05:00 am
KATHMANDU, Jan 16: As Nepal assumed membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for a two-year term, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has decided to depute additional employees to its Geneva-based mission.
November 21, 2017 08:44 am
KATHMANDU, Nov 21: Etihad Airways has announced that it would operate Boeing 787 Dreamliner on all its flights to and from Switzerland.
June 13, 2017 18:04 pm
KATHMANDU, June 13: President Bidya Devi Bhandari left here today for Geneva, Switzerland to take part in the global employment summit being held under the 106th International Labour Conference.
June 12, 2017 21:00 pm
KATHMANDU, June 12: President Bidya Devi Bhandari is leaving for Geneva tomorrow to attend the World of Work Summit to be held as a part of 106th Session of International Labour Conference.
June 12, 2017 04:00 am
KATHMANDU, June 11: Rajesh Kumar Agrawal, vice-president of Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) and coordinator of the confederation's Employers’ Council, left for Geneva on Sunday to participate in the 106th session of International Labor Conference.
February 25, 2017 15:44 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 25: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat is leaving for Geneva Saturday to participate in the High Level Segment of the thirty-fourth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to be held from 27 February to 3 March, 2017.
October 17, 2016 19:46 pm
KATHMANDU, Oct 17: Speaker Onsari Gharti is set to leave for Geneva of Switzerland this Friday to attend the 135th Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference.