Nepal: Nepal has been elected a member of
the four UN agencies globally as of now, exhibiting its diplomatic acumen as a
peace-loving, proud and independent nation.
These UN agencies are the
Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW),
the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the UN Commission on Population and
Development (CPD) and the UN Commission on Science and Technology for
Development (CSTD).
Nepal will work for the CEDAW for three
years, CND for two years and CPD and CSTD for the whole of this year.
It has already worked for
the UN Women until 2021 and as the chair of the Economic and Financial
Committee, the UN General Assembly and as vice-chair of its Legal Committee.
A two-time temporary
member of the UN Security Council, one of the key UN agencies, Nepal has been
stressing the need for carrying out additional reforms in the UN bodies and
making them much active, effective and efficient. Besides, it has based its
foreign policy on the UN Charter. Nepal also considers the UN as the
centre of multilateralism.
Nepal’s partnership with the world body
has contributed to the promotion of global peace and security, development and
human rights – the three main pillars of the UN system.
It is the fourth country
contributing the highest number of personnel to the UN peacekeeping
missions at the call of the UN.
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