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Nepal and UN

Nepal's election to various UN bodies

  1. Vice-President of the UN General Assembly
    1958, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1983, 1988 and 2001

  2. UN Security Council
    Non-Permanent Member-1969-70, 1988-89

  3. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
    1980-1982 and 2001-2003; and served as Vice-President for the years 1982 and 2003

  4. UNGA Credential Committee
    Chairman-1977, 1978 (10th Special Session) and 1990
    Rapporteur-1965

  5. UNGA First Committee (Disarmament and International Security)
    Chairman-1990
    Rapporteur-1976 and 1989

  6. UNGA Fifth Committee
    Chairman-2002
    Vice-Chariman-2001

  7. Security Council Committee established by resolution 421 of 1977 concerning the question of South Africa
    Chairman-1988

  8. UNGA Special Political Committee
    Vice-Chairman-1973

  9. UNGA Second Committee
    Vice-Chairman-1976

  10. UN's Special Committee against Apartheid
    Vice-Chairman, 1969-1994

  11. Ad Hoc Committee on the Drafting of an International Convention against Apartheid in Sports
    Vice-Chairman-1980-1985

  12. Intergovernmental Committee on Science and Technology for Development
    Vice-Chairman-1980

  13. Prep Committee for the UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
    Vice-Chairman-1981

  14. UNGA Sixth Committee
    Vice-Chairman-2004

  15. UN Commission on Disarmament
    Vice-Chairman-2004

  16. Executive Board, UNDP/UNFPA
    Vice-President-2005

  17. Group of Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
    Vice-Chair-2001-2005

  18. Special Committee on the South African Government's Policies of Apartheid
    Rapporteur-1964

  19. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Seabed and Ocean floor beyond the Limits of the National Jurisdictions
    Rapporteur-1971

  20. Human Settlements
    Rapporteur-1988

  21. Commission against Apartheid in Sports
    Rapporteur-1992

  22. Memberships in Following UN Bodies
    1. Committee on Applications for Review of Administrative Tribunal Judgments, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1983, 1984 and 1991
    2. UN Fact-Finding Mission to South Vietnam, 1964
    3. UN's Special Committee against Apartheid, 1962-1994
    4. Ad Hoc Committee on Oman, 1964
    5. Sub-Committee on Arrangements or a Conference for the Purpose of Reviewing the Charter, 1964
    6. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Seabed and the Ocean Floor beyond the Limits of National Jurisdictions, 1970-1972
    7. Security Council Committee established in pursuance of Security Council resolution 253 of 1968, 1970
    8. Special Mission to Guinea, 1970
    9. Committee of Inquiry on the Reported Massacres in Mozambique, 1974
    10. Ad Hoc Committee on the Special Programme to mitigate difficulties of developing countries most seriously affected by economic crisis, 1974
    11. Special Committee on the Charter of the UN and on the Strengthening of the role of the Organization, 1976-1993
    12. Preparatory Committee for the Special Session of the General Assembly devoted to Disarmament, 1977, 1978 and 1982
    13. Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Non-Use of Force in International Relations, 1978-1987
    14. Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries, 1980-1981
    15. Committee on Crime Prevention and Control, 1981, 1983
    16. Preparatory Committee for the International Seabed Authority and for the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, 1982-1987 and 1992
    17. Ad Hoc Committee on the International Conference on Kampuchea, 1983-1988
    18. Commission on Population and Development, 1996
    19. Commission on Human Rights, 1995-2000, 2004-2006
    20. Commission on Social Development, 1997-1999
    21. Commission on Sustainable Development, 2002-2005
    22. Commission on Status of Women, 1964-66
    23. Advisory Committee on the Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), 2004-2006
    24. Committee on Conferences, 2002-2004 and 2005-2007
    25. Commission on Disarmament-no specific term
    26. Committee on Information-no specific term
    27. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (NGO), 2002-2004 and 2005-2007, also Vice-Chair
Memberships in the Specialized Agencies and other bodies

  1. World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board Member, 1959-62, 1969-72, 1983-86, 1993-96 and 2003-2006
  2. Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) Executive Board Member, 1967-1970
  3. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Executive Board Member, 1974-1978, 1995-1999 and 2006-2009
  4. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Board Member, 1982-85, 1992-1994 and 2002-2004
  5. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Board Member, 1984-1986
  6. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Executive Board Member, 1983-1987
  7. UN Habitat, 1988
  8. UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board Member, 2003-2005

Current status of Nepal's election to the UN bodies and Its Specialized Agencies
  1. Bureau of the UNGA Sixth Committee (Legal Matters) Vice-Chairman-2004
  2. Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ)
    Member, 2004-2006

  3. Committee on Conferences,

    Member, 2005-2007
  4. Commission on Human Rights,
    Member, 2004-2006

  5. Commission on Sustainable Development,
    Member, 2003-2005

  6. Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS,
    Member, 2005-2007

  7. Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA,
    Member, 2003-2005 and also Vice-President for the year 2005
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