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Tourism picks up
I nternational tourist arrivals increased by 58% in July-September, compared to the same period of 2020. This is still 64% below average 2019…

Nepal’s UN Policewoman of the Year
Nepal’s Sangya Malla has been announced Woman Police Officer of the Year 2021 by the United Nations Department of Peace Operations. Malla is…

Covid and climate at the UN
Photo: UNITED NATIONSThe United Nations General Assembly has started its 76th annual session, as 100 world leaders gather in-person after last…

A Nepali on a UN mission
Manoj Basnyat in his New York office with MP Man Bahadur Gurung (left) and Hum Gurung (right) in 2014.To be posted in regions of political…

Nepal part of UN campaign to reverse nature loss
Nepal’s Prime Minister K P Oli and heads of state and governments from over 64 countries have committed to reverse nature loss by the end of the…

UN and DFID join hands for Nepal Covid fight
Photo: BIKRAM RAIThe Covid-19 pandemic hit Nepal much later than the rest of the world, and now the country is being battered by a surge of…

Nepal TB cases grossly underestimated
Paul Nunn and Bhim Singh ThakuriPic: NT ARCHIVETuberculosis remains a major public health problem in Nepal, with over 32,000 notified cases and…

What can Nepal learn from Ethiopia?
DREAM COME TRUE: Capt Pradeep Shrestha in the cockpit of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner (left) says there is no reason Nepal airlines cannot replicate…

Kul Chandra Gautam awarded
UN Nepali Diplomat Kul Gautam accepts Harris Wofford Global Citizenship Award from National Peace Corps Association President Glenn…

UN reacts to media reports
The United Nations office in Nepal, on Friday issued a statement reiterating its support for the government, saying it ‘values highly’ its…