The Security Council voted on Sunday to call for an emergency special session of the 193-member UN General Assembly on Russia's military operation in Ukraine, which will be held on Monday.
The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Monday night after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine and ordered Russian troops to “maintain the peace” there.
Chief Minister of Gandaki Province Krishna Chandra Nepali and United Nations Resident Coordinator Sara Beysolow Nyanti have held an official meeting in Pokhara
IR experts have underscored the need for the security agencies in the country to be additionally cautious in the wake of the unfolding event in Afghanistan that, they opined, could affect Nepal.
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in gender-based violence last year and combatants continued to use sexual violence 'as a cruel tactic of war' and political repression in a number of countries, the UN chief said.