By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Feb 15, 2012 (IPS) – Facing implicit death threats from Nepal’s ruling Maoist political party, two former U.N. officials based in Kathmandu have appealed to the United Nations for help and protection. Kul Chandra Gautam, a former U.N. assistant secretary-general and a longstanding deputy executive director of the U.N. children’s More...

Dartmouth administrators, students, staff and faculty members helped to usher in its 242nd year and welcome members of the Class of 2015 at its annual Convocation ceremony on Tuesday morning in Leede Arena. Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson — who assumed her position in August — presided over the ceremony, which featured speeches and More...

कुलचन्द्र गौतम लुम्बिनीलाई करिब एक अर्ब अनुयायी भएका संसारको एक प्राचीन एवं महान धर्मको अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय तीर्थस्थल बनाउने चार दशकदेखिको असफल प्रयत्नपछि यसको विकासको लागि गरिने कुनै पनि गम्भीर र महत्वाकाङ्क्षी योजनाको स्वागत नगर्ने कुरै हुँदैन। तर, अहिलेसम्म तीन अर्ब अमेरिकी डलर बराबरको प्रत्यक्ष वैदेशिक सहयोग कहिल्यै नपाएको नेपालमा एसिया-प्यासिफिक एक्सचेञ्ज एण्ड कोअपरेसन फाउण्डेसन (एपेक्फ)द्वारा प्रस्तावित More...

KATHMANDU: Former UN Assistant Secretary General Kul Chandra Gautam today portrayed the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) as working with a ‘pro-Maoist bias’. Presenting an analysis of the peace process, Gautam said, “UNMIN gave undue benefits of doubt to the Maoists on various occasions.” He categorically mentioned that the UN political mission, which was More...

Nepal is seeing a surge in indentured child labor as the economy is hit by a decline in demand for its hand-woven carpets, according to leading children’s groups. “Many factories are once again beginning to hire children, and many of them are bonded,” says Kul Gautam, the former deputy executive director of UNICEF. “Brokers go More...

KATHMANDU, June 14: Citizens from different walks of life on Tuesday formed “Citizens´ Group to Support and Monitor Implementation of the Five-Point deal on Peace and Constitution” in a bid to exert pressure on the parties to implement the five-point deal reached before extending the Constituent Assembly deadline. The group coordinated by former UN Assistant More...

Nepal (and its candidate) Kul Chandra Gautam lost out to Qatar for the UN General Assembly after a spirited fight carried out with dignity. Though the results were kept secret, it is said that Nepal did very well and came very close to winning the seat. Apparently, the powerhouses of Asia including China and India More...

Nepal lost to Qatar in the stray poll held in the 53-strong Asian Group at the United Nations in New York on 25 February 2011 for the president of the General Assembly (PGA). Labeled as a close vote by the concerned officials, the defeat was a devastating blow to Nepal’s diplomacy and reputation. Generally elected More...

न्युयोर्क, फाल्गुन १२ – राष्ट्रसंघ महासभाको अध्यक्ष पदका लागि नेपाल र कतारबीच प्रतिस्पर्धा हुने भएको छ । दुवै पक्षबाट मंगलबार बिहानसम्म एक-अर्काको उम्मेदवारी फिर्ता गराउने प्रयास भएको थियो । दुवै पक्ष आ-आफ्नै अडानमा अडिग रहेपछि शुक्रबार निर्वाचनबाट अध्यक्ष चयन गरिने भएको छ । ‘चुनावबाट छिनोफानो हुने तय भएको छ,’ नेपालको तर्फबाट अध्यक्ष पदका प्रत्यासी कुलचन्द्र More...

KATHMANDU, Feb 22: As the date draws closer for a rare vote in the Asia Group at the UN for selecting an Asian candidacy for the post of president of the UN General Assembly (PGA), the support of China and Pacific Island countries is going to be decisive. Sources following the race in New York More...