Lost opportunity: Ban's postponed visit, by Bhim Udas (rep 06/05/2012)

UN chief picks PM Bhattarai along with 26 other world leaders to fight child malnutrition (nn 16/04/2012)

UN Secy Gen Ban to visit Nepal on 27 April (nn 09/03/2012), Ban coming to Nepal on April 28: To attend int’l meet on Lumbini development, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 10/03/2012), Nepal peace process on Ban agenda (kp 15/03/2012), Peace process Ban’s key agenda (kp 15/03/2012), PM likely to send formal invite to UN Secy Gen (kp 16/03/2012), Peace bells: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s visit is timely (kp 16/03/2012), Wrong visit at the wrong time: The questionable wisdom of Ban Ki-moon's proposed visit to Lumbini, by Kul Chandra Gautam (nt 16/03/2012), Bhattarai sends official invite to Ban: Invitation contains specific request to attend Lumbini meet, by Anil Giri (kp 17/03/2012), UN Secy Gen Ban's Nepali visit postponed (nn 21/03/2012), Ban’s visit deferred to ‘aid’ peace process (kp 22/03/2012), A few loud men: ‘Rescheduling’ Ban’s visit is unfortunate (kp 22/03/2012), Visit postponement: Ban’s office says sorry, by Anil Giri (kp 03/04/2012), Ban Ki-Moon's trip: Of axes and feet, by Mahabir Poudyal (rep 09/04/2012)

Called For Judging, by Yubaraj Ghimire (sp 02/03/2012)

Ban postpones Nepal visit (rep 29/02/2012)

UNICEF chief to visit Nepal to see difficulties faced by children and women in rural parts (nn 10/01/2012)

Peacemakers from Nepal, by Asha Bahadur Tamang (kp 25/12/2011)

OHCHR-N may get 3 months (kp 13/12/2011)

Nepal elected in two int’l forums (kp 08/12/2011)

OHCHR seeks lifeline, again (ht 02/12/2011)

Goodwill Ambassador Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and UNDP Chief to visit Nepal next week (nn 16/11/2011)

UNDP in Nepal: Filling Gaps, by Keshab Poudel (sp 11/11/2011)

UN chief to visit Nepal in March (rep 10/11/2011), UN secy gen agrees to lead Lumbini dev efforts : Ban Ki-Moon to visit Nepal early next year, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 10/11/2011)

DSP repatriated from UN mission in Liberia, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 19/10/2011)

NA peacekeepers to leave for Iraq (kp 15/10/2011), NA team off to Iraq (rep 23/10/2011)

Plan to boost UN peace missions Govt policy to be enforced over next five years (ht 09/10/2011)

Put Nepal Army peacekeepers at helm: PM to UN, by Phanindra Dahal (kp 27/09/2011)

Long time no sea: Nepal should take the lead in creating a niche for landlocked countries in the UN, by Shyam K.C. (kp 26/09/2011)

PM Bhattarai leaves for New York (rep 19/09/2011), PM Bhattarai leaves for US (kp 19/09/2011), Expectations from PM at UN, by Anga Raj Timilsina (rep 20/09/2011), PM Bhattarai addresses three high level UN forums in New York (nn 21/09/2011), PM has his hands full in NY (ht 23/09/2011), PM in New York, by Khashish Das Shrestha (rep 23/09/2011), Bhattarai holds talks with Obama, Ban (kp 23/09/2011)

PM, FM could make their mark in the int’l forum, by Anil Giri (kp 17/09/2011)

Keeping the peace, by Dewan Rai (nt 09/09/2011)

PM Bhattarai to visit UN (rep 07/09/2011), PM to fly economy class to New York, by Bimal Gautam (rep 13/09/2011)

UNHCR should mind its own business, by Surya Nath Upadhyay (rep 07/09/2011)

Another term sought for OHCHR-Nepal (kp 06/08/2011)

NA loses UN peacekeeping post: Country’s ‘weakening diplomacy’ blamed for loss, by Phanindra Dahal (kp 27/07/2011)

Singer new UNICEF Nepal chief (rep 23/07/2011)

NA prepares for Iraq mission, by Shreejana Shrestha  (rep 14/07/2011)

“The UN mission had some significance for the peace process”, interview with Bipin Adhikari (sp 01/07/2011)

Ban Ki-moon Nepal visit likely in 2012 (ht 24/06/2011)

OHCHR-N may get 6-month extension (kp 01/06/2011)

LDC meet: Meet learned from past failures: PM (kp 12/05/2011)

Army open to Iraq deployment, by Phanindra Dahal (kp 10/05/2011), Nepal Army deployment
in Iraq in last phase, by Phanindra Dahal (kp 01/06/2011)

False peaks: Will a UN agency foil Nepal’s bid to bring together vulnerable mountainous countries?, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 06/05/2011)

UN probe on Haiti cholera: Panel stops short of blaming peacekeepers: Says not the fault of any group or result of deliberate action (ht 06/05/2011)

All together now: The global economic crisis cannot be an excuse not to help poor nations, by Gyan Chandra Acharya (kp 05/05/2011)

UN peacekeeping: Agencies raise placement issue (kp 04/05/2011)

UN rights body chief seeks 2-yr extension (kp 18/04/2011), Deputy chief of UN rights body arrives (nn 18/04/2011), OHCHR here till peace process bears fruit (kp 19/04/2011), OHCHR-N to get term extension (ht 19/04/2011)

UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit Nepal (nn 15/04/2011), UN rights official to arrive on Monday (ht 16/04/2011)

Gen Gurung rues NA brass sidelining (kp 10/04/2011) [Even honest officers are disqualified because of the impunity umbrella for criminal officers!!]

Govt receives NA troop request, by Phanindra Dahal (kp 23/03/2011)

Nat’l action plan launched in NY (kp 25/02/2011)

General assembly elections: Strategy for victory, by Murari Sharma (kp 15/02/2011), Nepal-Qatar: Let it be a fair contest, by Kiran Tewari (rep 15/02/2011), Nepal wants PGA
walkover from Qatar, by Anil Giri (kp 16/02/2011), Nepal, Qatar still in UNGA presidency race, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 16/02/2011), The race is on (ht 17/02/2011), A relevant bid: Nepal’s laudable contributions to the international community make it a deserving candidate of UN presidency, by Rebanta Bahadur K.C. (kp 23/02/2011), UNGA presidency (rep 23/02/2011), Kul is ‘not so cool’ a candidate (kp 24/02/2011), Poll today, Nepali officials optimistic, by Anil Giri (kp 25/02/2011), UN-Kul: Kul Chandra Gautam's candidacy for the UNGA's presidency tells us more about the Nepali state than about the ability of the Nepali people, by Prashant Jha (nt 25/02/2011), Nepal loses the hot seat bid to Qatar, by Anil Giri (kp 26/02/2011), Nepal defeated by Qatar in the run for UNGA presidency (nn 26/02/2011), Poll defeat a humiliation, bemoan experts, by Anil Giri (kp 27/02/2011), A reflection of the home front: The UNGA presidency failure is one of politics, not diplomacy, by Shyam K.C. (kp 28/02/2011), Bad bargain, by Deepak Thapa (kp 03/03/2011)

UN asks disqualified combatants to get enrolled in UN Rehab programme (nn 13/02/2011)

Govt over a barrel on UNGA plum post, by Anil Giri (kp 12/02/2011)

Nepal highlights UNDP' role in sustainable human development of LDCs (nn 02/02/2011)

UNMIN: Bang to a whimper, by Damakant Jayshi (hsa 02/2011)

Prophecy and departure: Landgren’s premonition before her departure isn’t without foundation, by Abhi Subedi (kp 19/01/2011)

Brief evaluation of UNMIN, by Bimal Neupane (rep 17/01/2011)

UNMIN owes CAAN Rs 20m, by J. Pandey and Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 16/01/2011)

Farewell to the mission: UNMIN’s contribution to the peace process is undeniable (kp 16/01/2011)

UNMIN chief busy in farewell meetings (nn 13/01/2011), Landgren shares word of farewell
Extends her thanks to PM Nepal,government and political parties (ht 16/01/2011)

UNMIN set for a ‘low profile’ exit: Sudan vote eclipses Nepal issue, by Phanindra Dahal and Mahesh Acharya (kp 12/01/2011), Post-UNMIN: Political parties split over new mechanism (kp 12/01/2011), Peace process: Parties should discuss the post-UNMIN void seriously (kp 12/01/2011), Without UNMIN: If UNMIN’s leaving makes the Maoists pause, it puts even more responsibility on non-Maoists, especially NC, by Pramod Mishra (kp 12/01/2011), Unreached potential: In hindsight, UNMIN failed to go beyond symbolic deterrence after the CA elections, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp 12/01/2011)

Peace process in peril: Landgren to UNSC (ht 07/01/2011), Government vents ire at Landgren’s briefing, by Mahesh Acharya (kp 07/01/2011), Nepal’s Permanent Mission conveys govt’s annoyance over UNMIN chief’s ‘malicious conjecture’ (nn 07/01/2011), UNMIN chief's statement: Remark a knife in heart: Prez (kp 08/01/2011), President, too, miffed with UNMIN chief’s remarks at the Security Council meeting (nn 08/01/2011), Landgren’s briefing to UN security council: Parties in a stew over UNMIN chief’s stance (kp 09/01/2011), Landgren briefing defamatory: PM; Rules out UML-Maoist coalition (ht 09/01/2011), UNMIN report speaks of reality: Bhattarai (kp 10/01/2011)

UN may return Nepali unit Sets Jan 10 date for APCs, logistics to arrive, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 30/12/2010)

UNMIN chief Landgren promoted and appointed chief of Burundi Mission (nn 23/12/2010)

Nepal never lit Haiti cholera bomb: UN; UN mission conducted tests everywhere but found no evidence (kp 09/12/2010)

UN political chief Pascoe to visit Nepal early next month (nn 25/11/2010), Pascoe coming again on Dec 3; To assess peace progress (kp 26/11/2010)

Writing on the wall: Time is short for the parties to create conditions for UNMIN’s orderly departure, by Karin Landgren (kp 15/11/2010)

Nepali peacekeeping base blamed for outbreak (kp 29/10/2010), Nepali peacekeeping unit not behind Haitian Cholera outbreak: UN (nn 29/10/2010), Disease ‘matches’ S Asian strain: The US centre finding will intensify scrutiny of the Nepali base (kp 03/11/2010), Tests confirm Nepal Army contingent not responsible for Cholera epidemic in Haiti (nn 04/11/2010), Nepali soldiers attacked in Haiti (nn 16/11/2010), Nepali peacekeepers to stay on in Haiti: United Nations (ht 24/11/2010)

PM Nepal roots for UNGA presidency: Says the country is capable to handle the coveted post (ht 23/10/2010)

UN Chad mission to shut: Nepal peacekeepers preparing to return (kp 22/10/2010)

No half measures, please: Either OHCHR has to be fully committed to the cause of human rights in Nepal or it might as well shut shop, by Suhas Chakma (kp 22/10/2010)

Pascoe doesn’t see UNMIN term extended (kp 20/10/2010), Let’s walk the talk, says Pascoe (kp 20/10/2010) [interview]

Pascoe parleys peace: NC never against UNMIN, clarifies Sushil (kp 07/10/2010), Continued UN support must: PM; Says world body can help in PLA fighters ’rehabilitation (ht 07/10/2010)

Don’t ask, don’t tell: There is a glaring absence of a UN system for human rights vetting prior to selection for peacekeeping missions, by Suhas Chakma (kp 01/10/2010)

Pascoe coming to take a fresh look (kp 28/09/2010), UN, NA to bring demining campaign to end by next year (kp 28/09/2010), Pascoe coming here on Oct 6, by Mahesh Acharya (kp 30/09/2010)

Nepal protests rights violation dealings, by Mahesh Acharya (kp 26/09/2010)

Nepal’s Row With UN, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn 24/09/2010)

Nepal seeks more of UN pie (ht 24/09/2010)

UNMIN to exit after Jan 15: Landgren (ht 23/09/2010), Do We Mean It?, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 25/09/2010)

Why UNMIN Drew Controversy?, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 19/09/2010)

Home Minister Rawal leaves for New York to attend UN General Assembly (nn 18/09/2010), Centrality of UN should be leveraged for promoting international cooperation for development: Minister Rawal (nn 28/09/2010)

UN mulls extra efforts for peace, by Mahesh Acharya (kp 18/09/2010)

UNSC resolution on UNMIN (kp 17/09/2010), Good riddance?, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 17/09/2010)

OHCHR closing down two regional offices (kp 09/09/2010)

UNHCR remains as long as there are refugees, interview with Stéphane Jaquemet, country representative of UNHCR (kp 06/09/2010)

Extend UNMIN tenure till peace process success: MJF (kp 29/08/2010), Parties advice PM Nepal not to make haste in showing the door to UNMIN (nn 29/08/2010), UNMIN extension: Panel for extension, new mandate (kp 29/08/2010), UNMIN tenure: Govt to figure out UN response first, by Phanindra Dahal (kp 30/08/2010), Govt told to cut UNMIN mandate (ht 30/08/2010), PM discusses UNMIN term extension with Chinese, Russian envoys (nn 30/08/2010), Reality check: The CoAS has exceeded his authority in his call for UNMIN’s ouster, by Suhas Chakma (kp 30/08/2010), Letter to UNSC likely this week (kp), UN monitoring of NA ‘must stop’ (ht 31/08/2010) [... says peace and reconstruction opponent Bhandari!], Thinking UNMIN (ht 31/08/2010))

The UN and the case of Charles Sobhraj: Myth and reality, by Anthony Cardon (ht 26/08/2010)

PM Nepal starts diplomatic lobbying in favour of Gautam's candidacy for UN General Assembly chairman (nn 26/08/2010), Govt intensifies lobbying for coveted UN post (kp 27/08/2010)

Caretaker PM to keep the flag flying in UN session! (kp 25/08/2010), PM Nepal leaving for New York on September 17 (nn 01/09/2010), Caretaker PM Nepal decides not to attend UN General Assembly (nn 06/09/2010), Rawal to lead team to UNGA, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 11/09/2010), Ban refused to meet PM: That’s why he nixed UN trip, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 25/09/2010)

UNMIN chief meets leaders of 'big three' to discuss extension of its tenure (nn 20/08/2010), Mission must stay: Maoists (kp 22/08/2010), For Maoist leader UNMIN and peace process go hand in hand (ht 22/08/2010), Government looks for options to UNMIN, by Anil Giri (kp 24/08/2010), 2,000 discharged Maoist fighters under UN care (kp 24/08/2010), UNMIN's term extension (rep 24/08/2010), Army chief begins lobbying to stop extension of UNMIN term (nn 24/08/2010), UN body’s fate hanging on edge of three alternatives (kp 25/08/2010), Rijal also attacks UNMIN (kp 25/08/2010), NA’s UNMIN exit call, parties remain at loggerheads, by Phanindra Dahal (kp 26/08/2010), UNMIN's mandate: Nepal Army must be kept out of UNMIN’s purview, by Ram Sharan Mahat (kp 26/08/2010)

Nepal may withdraw ICCPR candidacy: Idea is to boost UNGA presidency bid, by Anil Giri (kp 09/08/2010), Nepal to withdraw ICCPR candidacy (kp 19/08/2010)

Closure of OHCHR regional offices premature, interview with Richard Bennett (kp 03/08/2010), Bennett bids farewell with ‘deep concerns’ (kp 06/08/2010)

Nepal’s bid for top UN post hits rough weather, by Anil Giri (kp 23/07/2010)

UN to name new OHCHR-N chief (kp 23/07/2010)

UN rejects NA plea to okay peacekeeping training centre, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 17/07/2010)

UN backs UNMIN stand (kp 14/07/2010)

Govt decides to forward Gautam as candidate for President of UN General Assembly (nn 13/07/2010)

Home ministry takes exception to UNMIN contacting subordinate bodies (nn 12/07/2010)

Nepal’s bid for UN top post hits snag, by Anil Giri (kp 27/07/2010)

OHCHR to stay here another year (kp 07/06/2010), OHCHR-N term extended with limited mandate (ht 07/06/2010), Civil society group joins row (kp 08/06/2010), ‘OHCHR-N must have full mandate’ (ht 08/06/2010), OHCHR Nepal's one year extension official (nn 10/06/2010)

Geneva parley to decide fate (kp 05/06/2010)

In A Spot: Clock has begun to tick for the UN mission to pack up, but will it?, by Navin Singh Khadka (sp 21/05/2010)

UNMIN term extended by four months (nn 13/05/2010), UNMIN gets four months’ extension (kp 14/05/2010), UNSC extends UNMIN term by four months (ht 14/05/2010), UNMIN chief call on Maoist chairman; says 4 months not enough to finish army integration job (nn 14/05/2010)

OHCHR may stay on for six more months, by Anil Giri (kp 08/05/2010)

Cabinet leaves UNMIN fate to PM (kp 04/05/2010), UNMIN gets four more months: Mandate remains same (kp 06/05/2010)

Top UN official arriving today (nn 27/04/2010), UNDP Regional Director wraps up Nepal visit (ht)

No UNMIN, no peace process, interview with Janardan Sharma (kp 12/04/2010), UNMIN and peace process: Not properly utilized , by Birendra P. Mishra (ht 12/04/2010)

OHCHR for slight cut in mandate (kp 11/04/2010)

Govt in a fix over OHCHR (kp 07/04/2010), Wait and watch: OHCHR’s exit as Nepal enters a phase of instability will be a blunder (kp 08/04/2010), UN bodies should stay: UN bodies’ untimely exit from Nepal will make the peace process more susceptible to manipulation and will increase both India and China’s opaque influence, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp 08/04/2010), Extend UNMIN stay: House panel (kp 09/04/2010), UNMIN to work till integration is over: PM, by Arjun Bhandari (ht 09/04/2010)

UNMINs extension implausible (ht 31/03/2010), Envoys-PM talks: ‘Make progress on peace or let UNMIN go’ (kp 31/03/2010)

PM told to redress woes of Nepali cops on Sudan peace mission (ht 30/03/2010)

Disqualified ‘disgruntled’ with United Nations, by Hanindra Dahal and Dipendra Baduwal (kp 30/03/2010)

OHCHR term still undecided (kp 18/03/2010), Govt to send proposal to OHCHR-Nepal: Term extension and mandate, by Anil Giri (kp 19/03/2010), OHCHR may get extn.: Will have a reduced mandate (kp 27/03/2010)

UNMIN comes under stinging attack again (ht 18/03/2010), War Dividend: As the former warring party is accused of making money out of the government-funded ex-rebels’ camps, the monitoring UN is caught in a fix, by Sushil Sharma and Saroj Dahal (sp 19/03/2010)

Row Over UNMIN Role (rn 14/03/2010), UNMIN consults big three parties (nn 14/03/2010), Parties discuss UNMIN’s future (kp 15/03/2010)

Nepal's peace process: UNMIN, contrary to popular misconception, has been given no mandate or capacity to police the cantonments, by B. Lynn Pascoe (kp 12/03/2010)

Walk the talk: The parties should help UNMIN finish its task early so that it can leave early, by Rebanta Bahadur K.C. (kp 10/03/2010)

Govt preparing to extend UN-OHCHR's term by six months (nn 10/03/2010), Govt moves to extend OHCHR-Nepal tenure, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht 10/03/2010)

US hails UN's Nepal role (ht 07/03/2010)

Senior UN official to visit Nepal (nn 06/03/2010), Pascoe busy in high-profile political parleys (nn 10/03/2010), ‘Words against UNMIN cheap shots, boring’ (kp 12/03/2010), Pascoe wraps up Nepal trip (nn 12/03/2010)

Govt objects to UNMIN’s denial of PLA details (rn 04/02/2010)

OHCHR fate uncertain, by Anil Giri (kp 02/03/20)

Gifts galore: The UN-prepared farewell package for disqualified Maoist combatants is excellent, by Kul Chandra Gautam (kp 01/03/2010)

Rift between govt, UNMIN widens, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht 27/02/2010)

Army control not UNMIN ‘duty’ (kp 17/02/2010)

UNSC extends UNMIN term by nearly four months (nn 22/01/2010), UNSC gives UNMIN 4-month extension: Landgren urges parties to work in unison (kp 23/01/2010), Discusses UNMIN exit with Landgren (kp 25/01/2010)

US: UNMIN role very positive (kp 19/01/2010)

New UNHCR chief feels upbeat to work in Nepal (ht 14/01/2010), New UNHCR representative assumes office (rn 14/01/2010)

Nepal report at UNSC on Jan 13 (kp 11/01/2010)

UNESCO gets new head (ht 13/01/2010)

Govt writes to UN for 97-day UNMIN term extension (kp 09/01/2010), UNMIN extension sought (ht 13/01/2010)

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