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Bhattarai

lines on the record: 88
first: 2000-10-25
most recent: 2018-03-28
sittings or episodes: 10
sources: un-security-council

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“In conclusion, only our collective political will and action to address philosophical, policy and strategic questions relating to conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peacebuilding will ensure success on the peace and security front. That success will continue to elude us until inclusive development is fully embraced as the ultimate prevention tool, until politically negotiated peaceful solutions are found to settle every conflict and until conflicts anywhere are taken seriously long before they pose threats everywhere.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“They must have the confidence of knowing that they are never alone. Bringing the perpetrators of crimes against United Nations peacekeepers to justice is critical in that regard. Peace and security, development and human rights, the three pillars of the United Nations, are complementary and mutually reinforcing. Thanks to the United Nations, the world has come a long way on those fronts, but with a paradox. Poverty, hunger and exclusion, the breeders of most conflicts, no longer appear invincible, but those working to end them are in dire need of more resources. And conflicts, where the largest part of our resources go, appear to be perpetuating themselves or breeding new ones, destroying development gains in most cases. Why has that happened? It is largely because the efforts to combat them have not been even-handed.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“Mandates and peacekeepers' capacities should be consistently aligned and adjusted based on the evolving realities on the ground, with mobile training support teams provided as necessary. The United Nations should work closely with relevant regional organizations without undermining the host country's sovereignty or its prerogative of initiating a nationally led peace process. Peacekeepers must win the trust and confidence of the civilians they protect, including by helping local communities improve their living conditions and ensuring harmonious relations among themselves. Last but not least, peacekeepers should always be able to operate at the highest possible level of morale, with adequate measures taken to ensure their safety, security and dignity as they risk their lives to uphold the principles of the United Nations.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“Each should define the role and responsibility of all the key stakeholders and actors - the Security Council, the troop- and police-contributing countries, the Secretariat and others. Mandates should be clearly communicated to peacekeepers on the ground and the tasks expected of them must be clearly linked to those mandates. Mission leaderships must set clear expectations for peacekeepers and be more accountable for the whole-of- mission performance. At no time should the fact that a contingent comes with no national caveats make it prone to unreasonable demands, deployments, rotations or scapegoating. Performance should be the primary basis for rotating contingents from different troop- and police-contributing countries, especially in transitional times.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“Peacekeeping operations should be designed and deployed solely to complement and support an inclusive domestic political process, thereby ensuring their own impartiality and credibility and supporting the domestic capacity-building of the countries affected by conflict. The design of mandates must be based on thorough and broad analyses of conflicts and their root causes. All partners must be constructively engaged in the process of formulating mandates. It should be compulsory for penholders to consult with the prospective troop- and police-contributing countries on mandates before they are finalized, and mandates should be clear, credible, achievable and adequately resourced.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“They have frequently been deployed at the shortest notice and in the most difficult theatres, where they have shown the greatest flexibility, never accompanied by caveats. I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to all past and present Nepali Blue Helmets, and all others, for their supreme service in the effort to make our world a safer place. Nepal is currently the sixth largest troop- and police-contributing country in the world, serving in 14 of 15 missions. We combine the experience of United Nations peacekeeping around the world with that of a successful nationally driven post-conflict peace process at home. From that perspective, my delegation would like to highlight a few points that should be built into the framework of our collective action to improve United Nations peacekeeping operations.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“Nepal would like to commend and express its appreciation to the Council's Dutch presidency for convening this important open debate, which is giving peacekeeping the priority and momentum it deserves. I thank the Secretary-General for his remarks and the other briefers for offering their perspectives. I align myself with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. I will read an abridged version of my statement in the interests of time. With its steadfast commitment to global peace, Nepal has been a dependable and enduring partner in United Nations peacekeeping operations for the past 60 years, during which more than 130,000 of its peacekeepers have served with distinction and 73 have laid down their precious lives in the line of duty.”
2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source
“Our national experience suggests that the peace process would not be complete without the full, equal and effective participation of women. As a country emerging from a successful domestic peace process, Nepal stands ready to share its experience and lessons learned through the constructive engagement of women in conflict prevention and resolution, as well as post-conflict restructuring and rebuilding * all gearing towards the timely achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“The recent local level elections, where women have secured nearly half of the leadership positions - beyond the constitutional guarantee of 40 per cent - is expected to generate further multiplier effects to ensure the maximum inclusion and participation of women in leadership positions, legislation, and governance. Moreover, there is a 33 per cent quota for certain positions in Government services, including in security forces. The gender responsive budget, introduced in 2006 has now reached over 35 per cent of the total budget. In conclusion, Nepal believes that the meaningful engagement of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, as well as in sustaining peace and securing the implementation of Council resolutions, has greatly complemented our own efforts.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“The mandatory 33 per cent representation of women, guaranteed under the new constitution for both federal and provincial-level legislatures, will qualitatively enhance the empowerment and ownership of women in all walks of national life. Already, Nepal has seen women in the positions of Head of State, Speaker of the Legislature-Parliament and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the same time. The National Women's Commission is now an independent and powerful constitutional body with an overall mandate to monitor and safeguard the rights and interests of women.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“The United Nations policies on sexual exploitation and abuse and the protection of human rights are fully incorporated in the predeployment training courses for our peacekeepers. Through its own experiences as a United Nations peacekeeping and civilian protection partner since 1958 and as the sixth largest troop- and police-contributing country on the one hand, and as a country emerging from its own armed conflict, on the other, Nepal has come to believe that women's increased role in the national context significantly complements the United Nations aspiration of women playing a greater role at the global level. In Nepal's case, women's increased representation in legislative and Government bodies and State institutions since 2007 has directly contributed to fostering good governance and inclusive societies.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“The success of the first national action plan has led us to the soon-to-be-adopted second national action plan, which focuses on sexual violence, particularly during conflict. Eager to catch up with the global average of gender parity in current deployment, Nepal is committed to progressively attaining the United Nations goal of 15 per cent females in peacekeeping operations, and has employed inclusive policies to encourage more females tojoin the national security forces. In the spirit of moving from zero tolerance to zero cases, Nepal has endorsed the Kigali Principles on the Protection of Civilians and signed the Secretary-General's voluntary compact on preventing and addressing sexual exploitation and abuse.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“The Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction coordinates the plan's implementation, while its oversight is ensured by a high-level steering committee co-chaired by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Peace and Reconstruction, with members drawn from relevant ministries and civil society organizations. Nepal has made explicit efforts to localize its national action plan, with localization guidelines in place since 2013. With the mandatory provision of 33 per cent women's representation in local peace committees, Nepal's national action plan has been an example of a transparent, inclusive and participatory process, with the close involvement of conflict victims and civil society organizations. This example has been well shared with countries in the region and outside.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Allow me to read out an abridged version of my statement. First of all, I thank the French presidency of the Security Council for convening this annual debate on women and peace and security. Ialso thankthe Secretary- General for his comprehensive report (S/2017/861), and the briefers for their updates and insights. From the days of the Council's inception and the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), in 2000, Nepal has been a proactive supporter of the cause of women and peace and security. I am pleased to inform the Council about how far Nepal has come. In 2011, Nepal adopted a national action plan to implement resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008).”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“It provides that either the Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament, and either the Chair or Vice-Chair of the Upper House of Parliament, must be a woman. Similarly, no persons of the same gender or community can simultaneously hold the offices of President and Vice-President of the country. To conclude, my delegation is convinced that the Security Council must rise to the challenge with courage, determination and accountability, so as to emerge from opacity into transparency and credibility, in the cause of global peace, security and prosperity.”
2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539Resumption1 (2015) · source
“Council members should set an honourable precedent for non-members by making concise and meaningful speeches, rather than asking them to abbreviate their statements on important issues. The practice of the same countries voting for candidates twice, once in the Council and again in the General Assembly, such as in the case of International Court of Justice judges, should change. Similarly, the term of the Secretary-General should be fixed and closed to extension to ensure that it is strong and effective, and to prevent the first term from being spent ensuring a second. Finally, I wish to add that it is time that the United Nations take a leaf out ofNepal's Constitution, adopted last month, to ensure gender balance in top positions.”
2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539Resumption1 (2015) · source
“We feel that the election of non-permanent members should be further brought forward to allow the elected members at least one full year to prepare for their responsibilities, with a view to helping ensure that their membership substantially enriches the work of the Council. The Council should not in any way allow the feeling to be perpetuated that it hijacks other bodies' agendas, trumpets them as its own, takes little action and tends to shift the burden of action to others. It must conduct these debates with a truly open mind, proving that important ideas are taken on board and sharing full information for decision-making, without gatekeeping. In these open debates, the practice of adopting outcomes at the beginning, thus undermining the utility of such debates, must stop.”
2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539Resumption1 (2015) · source
“First, reform of the Council's working methods should not be a half-hearted measure but should reflect the conviction that only through reform can trust in it be built, its efficiency and effectiveness increased and its acceptability cemented. Such reforms should be complemented by steps to ensure greater coordination with the troop- and police-contributing countries and a balanced revitalization of the Organization as a whole, so as to make it fit for the purpose for which it was created and the challenges it has to confront. Bringing forward the election of non-permanent members of the Security Council by several months beginning next year is a positive step.”
2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539Resumption1 (2015) · source
“I would first like to compliment the Spanish presidency of the Security Council this month for having convened this debate on improving the Council's working methods. Nepal joined the United Nations, together with Spain and many other countries, on 14 December 1955, and has twice served in the Council as a non-permanent member. Throughout this period, Nepal has closely engaged in the Council's work to maintain international peace and security, especially through United Nations peacekeeping. We long to see genuine reform in all aspects of the Council's working methods as well as in its structure. In this connection, I align my statement with that of the Non-Aligned Movement and wish briefly to make some points in my national capacity.”
2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539Resumption1 (2015) · source
“We also want to emphasize gender mainstreaming in our recovery, relief and rehabilitation efforts so as to align the implementation of national action plans with the gender-specific recommendations of the various treaty bodies and mechanisms and to engage more men and boys in our campaign to oppose Violence against women at all times. To conclude, in Nepal we are convinced that much can be accomplished with our own efforts and with the support of the international community. With sustained and enhanced levels of joint funding and other means of implementation in place, Nepal will continue to make meaningful progress.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“That spirit, which is reflected in the Constitution, will be instrumental in our efforts to undertake further steps towards the greater empowerment and participation of women. The Constitution has institutionalized many of our achievements in the past and inspires many more. Much still remains to be done, though. Despite formidable challenges, including the devastation caused by earthquakes earlier this year, we are committed to integrating the national action plan into our mainstream development plan, in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. We also want to further localize the action plan for the benefit of the people on the ground. Likewise, we are committed to ensuring that all victims of sexual violence have access to justice as well as to relief benefits and support services.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“After eight years of consultations, an inclusive and democratic Constitution, written by elected representatives, was promulgated in Nepal last month. It has brought our home-grown peace process to its logical conclusion and has ushered in an era of promise for peace, progress and prosperity. The Constitution is extraordinarily progressive, especially in empowering women through representation. At least one third of the members of the federal Parliament must be women. No two persons of the same gender or community may, at any given time, occupy the elected offices of President and Vice-President. Similarly, the offices of either the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker of the Lower House and the Chair or the Vice-Chair of the Upper House must be held by women.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“The Gender Equality Act of 2006, together with the amendment of 56 laws identified as being gender- discriminatory, has expedited meaningful reforms in the country. Under our laws, sexual Violence is a serious crime against human rights. Rape and violence against women are serious offenses against the State. Polygamy, child marriage, forced marriage, sexual harassment in the workplace, as well as sexual and domestic violence, are punishable by law. Nepal was careful to ensure that its peace process was gender-inclusive. Women comprised 33 per cent of district peace committees, set up to address local post-conflict issues by, inter alia, providing relief to victims of conflict. The current transitional justice mechanism investigates conflict-era cases and addresses the needs of the victims.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“The security agencies are implementing a zero- tolerance policy against gender-based discrimination within their institutions, using tools such as gender- behaviour directives and directives regarding women in the military. We welcome the Secretary-General's zero- tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse. It resonates with the action plan on gender-based Violence that Nepal has been implementing since 2010. Our Prime Minister's Office has a dedicated unit for addressing sexual and gender-based violence, which provides protection to victims and brings perpetrators to justice. In over 50 districts now, women and girls service centres investigate and address such incidents.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“It is now a central instrument articulating the country's programmes on women and peace and security. Nepal recognizes the close link between United Nations peacekeeping operations and resolution 1325 (2000) and subsequent related resolutions. As a leading and consistent troop- and police-contributor, Nepal is committed to increasing the number of women in its army and police forces, deploying more women to peacekeeping, and integrating the protection of women and girls from sexual violence into predeployment training courses. The tools and training developed with the national action plan partners for the army, police and other Government stakeholders have proved useful.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“First, I would like to compliment the President and his great country, Spain, for organizing this important debate on women and peace and security on the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000). I also want to thank the Secretary-General for his statement, and the briefers for their insights. Nepal has been closely engaged in the Council's work on women and peace and security from its inception, and has remained true to its commitments to the cause, both at home and globally. Nepal has been implementing resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) through a dedicated national action plan and with appropriate mechanisms at the local, district, and national levels. As the first such effort in South Asia, our action plan was the product of a transparent, inclusive and nationwide consultations process.”
2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source
“I wish to conclude by reiterating that, as a State party to several core international human rights instruments, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Nepal's commitment to promoting and protecting human rights, especially those of women and girls, remains total and unflinching. We in Nepal are aware that much more remains to be done at the global, regional, national and subnational levels to realize the full potential of women in peace and security, and we pledge our readiness to work closely together and move forward as a responsible member of the international community in the interests of global peace and security.”
2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source
“Both the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Commission on Investigation of Disappeared Persons are mandated to look into the conflict-era cases, establish the truth surrounding such cases, bring the perpetrators to justice, address the needs of the victims, and ultimately pave the way for reconciliation, lasting peace and stability. It is an important step in our efforts towards seeking to provide justice to the victims of conflict in addition to the measures and mechanisms already in place. The Government is committed to bringing to book all perpetrators of serious violation of human rights, including conflict-related sexual violence.”
2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source
“A national action plan on gender-based violence has been in implementation since 2010. As a committed and consistent major contributor of troops and police to United Nations peacekeeping for several decades, Nepal is determined to raise the number of women in the national security forces and to contribute more women to United Nations peacekeeping operations. Protecting women and girls from sexual Violence, both during and after conflict, is at the core of the peacekeeping training ofNepal's security forces. Nepal has recently set up a transitional justice mechanism that complies with its international obligations.”
2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source
“An interministerial implementation committee coordinates its execution and a ministerial steering committee ensures its oversight. Encouraged by the continuing positive results, as also shown by the plan's 2014 mid-term monitoring report, the Government is making efforts to localize the plan to subnational levels. Increasing the participation of women in decision-making, protecting women and girls from sexual and gender-based violence, and ending impunity have been our top priorities. Nepal has a zero-tolerance policy regarding gender-based violence. Violence against women and rape constitute serious criminal offences against the State. Polygamy, child marriage and enforced marriage are punishable by law. Perpetrators of human trafficking face severe punishment.”
2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source
“Over these years, Nepal has made steady advances at the national level in empowering women, including those affected by conflict. The Interim Constitution of Nepal provided for 33 per cent of women participation in elections at all levels, including in the Constituent Assembly. It also made it mandatory for women to comprise 33 per cent of the members of district level peace committees to address post-conflict issues at the local level. Nepal continues to implement resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) through a dedicated national plan of action. The first of its kind in South Asia, the plan intervenes in key areas, including participation, protection and prevention, promotion, relief and recovery, resource management, and monitoring and evaluation.”
2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source
“Women made more compassionate and, often, more effective leaders. Empowering women, bringing them into policymaking, and deploying them in the field as peacekeepers and peacemakers would add a more empathetic and humane dimension to our work, and provide us a more holistic frame with which to View conflicts. In the 15 years since, all of this has been more than proved through experience, thanks to the Council's resolution 1325 (2000) and the subsequent resolutions on women and peace and security, which rightly emphasized the need to work concertedly to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls, in particular sexual violence during and after conflicts, and doing all that is required to unleash their potential.”
2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source
“Allow me first to compliment you, Madam President, and to thank you for having organized today's important debate on women and peace and security under the Jordanian presidency this month. I also thank the Secretary- General for his comprehensive report (S/2015/203), as well as the Special Representative of Secretary- General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Bangura, and Ms. Allamin, representing civil society, for their briefings this morning. I had the honour to address the Council in October 2000 on how women were a source of strength in Nepal and around the world. As many studies had shown, women tended to be more sincere, more reliable and more compassionate. In particular, compared to men, they shunned Violence more consistently and resolved disputes more peacefully.”
2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source
“The Government's total and unflinching commitment to promoting and protecting human rights has engendered mechanisms, from the centre to the grass-roots level, designed to combat gender and sexual violence. Emerging from conflict, Nepal knows well that even with the best of measures, the emotional and physical turmoil victims suffer due to sexual violence cannot be healed ex post facto. An enduring solution necessitates the implementation of robust preventive policies, which Nepal fully supports. Likewise, Nepal stands ready to join hands in all efforts to ensure that sexual violence in conflict is shunned everywhere and at all times, that perpetrators are brought to justice, and that the victims are protected and fully rehabilitated.”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source
“The interim Constitution requires that women constitute 33 per cent of candidates at all levels of election, including the Constituent Assembly. Moreover, this proportion must also hold in each district-level peace committee, thus enabling women to address local level post-conflict issues across the board. As an active troop- and police-contributing country, Nepal is increasing the number of women in its army and police forces, who also serve in United Nations peacekeeping missions. The peacekeeping training package includes courses on the protection of women and girls from sexual violence, during and after conflict. While the new Constituent Assembly is engaged in delivering a constitution as desired by the people of Nepal, instruments for transitional justice are also in the making.”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source
“At the end of the day, it is the quality that sustains the gains of women to create a safer global community. Nepal has excellent experience with its national plan of action to implement resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) - the first in South Asia. Encouraged by positive results, the Government is now localizing them at subnational levels. Our top priorities are increasing the participation of women in decision-making processes, protecting women and girls from sexual and gender-based violence with a zero-tolerance policy and ending impunity. Crucially, Nepal has also introduced policy measures to provide relief to the victims of conflict. Since the peace process started eight years ago, Nepal has steadily moved forward in empowering women, including those affected by conflict.”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source
“It is only through concerted work that we can succeed in eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls during or after conflict. Nepal believes that the United Nations system should play the central role in dealing with sexual violence in conflict. For this purpose, it should continue to empower women by encouraging equality and by implementing the human rights instruments already in place. Women must be sent to the field as peacekeepers and peacemakers in greater numbers. There must be more women in the United Nations system, also at the policy level. They must be the agents of positive change. Only in developing a competitive edge by acquiring the requisite skills will women be able to take advantage of their opportunities and play their entrusted roles effectively.”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source
“First of all, I wish to thank the Nigerian presidency for organizing this important debate of the Security Council today. I also thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, his Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Zainab Bangura, and Ms. Rhoda Misaka of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security for their comprehensive briefings this morning. For far too long, the role of gender in conflict has remained the least studied, least understood and least utilized in the realm of peace and security. I note the progress made both in protecting women and girls and in giving women the protection roles in United Nations missions since the adoption of the landmark resolution 1325 (2000). Yet, women and girls continue to be the targets of choice of sexual and other violence in conflict.”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source
“We should like to believe that a peaceful solution should be possible if we collectively resort to making the United Nations a genuine centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of our common purposes, so clearly and categorically spelled out in Article 1 of the Charter of the Organization.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source
“Full implementation of all relevant Security Council resolutions by all parties constitutes the only means for establishing durable peace, security and stability in the region and elsewhere. Finally, as Nepal is duty-bound in its commitment to maintaining international peace and security and to making the world a safer place to live in for ourselves and for posterity, we call on the Council to harness this public meeting to find a peaceful and just way to ensure peace and security in the region and at the global level and to avoid the devastating scourges of war.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source
“In that context, while we firmly maintain that there is no room for action against Iraq - or against any other State for that matter - outside the United Nations Charter, we also call on Iraq to comply with the relevant Security Council resolutions and to assure the world through convincing action that there is no impending danger from their side to international peace and security. Likewise, we are firm in our conviction that multilateralism is the only acceptable path to ensuring collective global security. Unilateral action, however pious its objective may be, undermines the integrity of international law and flouts the fundamental principles of the rule of law, causing uncertainties and the loss of hope, especially among the weak and vulnerable Members of the Organization.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source
“We also firmly believe that the sanctions on Iraq should be lifted so that the harsh suffering of its people, including women, children and the elderly, can be halted and stability and security in the region be promoted. In the context of current developments having grave implications for the situation in Iraq, Nepal welcomes the most recent resumption of dialogue between Iraq and the United Nations and the events that have followed, which should ensure a complete implementation of relevant Security Council resolutions. In that connection, I wish to place on record our sincere appreciation to the Secretary- General for his untiring efforts to address the situation in Iraq while upholding the ideals of the United Nations in dealing with these issues.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source
“We underscore the importance of implementing such policies to ease tensions and to promote understanding in the region, and call for action that would place those guarantees in an operational framework, manifest not only in good intentions but also in good-neighbourly relations and non-interference in one another's domestic affairs. In the same vein, we also call on all sides to respect in spirit and in action the independence, sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of Iraq by not using external force, unless clearly authorized by the Council as a measure of last resort. Until other Charter measures have all been utilized, particular care should be taken before setting out to ignite a spark in an already volatile region - a spark which could well spread to the entire world.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source
“We must derive our strength, moral and legal as well as otherwise, from the framework of the United Nations Charter and international laws that reflect our collective conscience. This is the View that Nepal has always maintained at the United Nations and within the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), whose statement yesterday at the Council we support. At the NAM. ministerial meeting in Durban last April, we welcomed the assurances given by the Republic of Iraq to respect the independence, sovereignty and security of the State of Kuwait and to ensure its territorial integrity.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source
“Accordingly, Nepal has always abided by both the spirit and words of all those principles and purposes, and our passion to do so remains as strong as ever. Let me also add that Nepal's own experience as a victim of terrorist violence at home, deflecting the already scant resources that could otherwise be employed to propel development, has further reinforced our commitment to the twin purposes of peace and development. More than ever before, we are convinced that one will not be achieved without the other. I made reference to the United Nations Charter principles and Nepal's convictions because we believe that the situation in Iraq, as well as that existing between Iraq and Kuwait, cannot be addressed without unflinching commitment on the part of all Member States to these very purposes and principles of the United Nations.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source
“Respect for the sovereign equality of all members, the peaceful settlement of international disputes and avoiding the threat or use of force to violate the territorial integrity or political independence of any State constitute the inviolable principles of the conduct of international relations. Likewise, the fulfilment of obligations in good faith, providing assistance to the United Nations in its Charter actions, and non-intervention in issues essentially within domestic jurisdiction constitute other core principles that must be respected as well. Nepal's firm belief in and commitment to the solemn purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations flow directly from, and are deeply engraved in, the constitution of our country.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source
“In the 47 years since then, Nepal has always worked hard and responsibly, be it on the Security Council, on which she has had the honour to serve twice, or elsewhere within the United Nations system, including in United Nations peacekeeping operations, or outside it, in the interest of peace and security around the world, as well as for the development and the welfare of humanity. Nepal believes that membership in the United Nations comes with an undeniable responsibility to ensure that the Charter principles are always upheld in the pursuit of the purposes of the Organization.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source
“Today, under your able presidency, Sir, the Council is debating the situation in Iraq, one of those great hotspots in the international security landscape. My delegation should like to hope and believe that the deliberations here would be taken on board while charting our collective course on the very sensitive and complex issue before the Council. Nepal joined the United Nations out of her conviction that the Organization was the best and only way to go about averting the scourges of wars and devoting all available energy to the promotion of peace, development and human dignity.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source
“Allow me first to congratulate you, Mr. President, and through you, your country, Cameroon, for the guidance you have been affording the Security Council in the cause of international peace and security. I vividly remember how profoundly the Economic and Social Council benefited from your leadership only last year in the cause of development, and I wish to express my delegation's support for your efforts in steering the deliberations here to a fruitful and just conclusion. On 12 September 2002, the Secretary-General set the tone of this year's general debate when he said that the Middle East, Iraq and South Asia constitute the existing threats to international peace and security. He also explained why multilateralism offers the best possible solutions to such problems.”
2002-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625Resumption2 (2002) · source
“We firmly believe that success will not be far off if, as the SAARC heads of State or Government have envisaged, a comprehensive convention on international terrorism is concluded without delay. Nepal is committed to moving ahead collectively in pursuit of our common goal of making our homes, societies and planet free, prosperous, secure and peaceful.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453Resumption1 (2002) · source