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Foreign Minister Arju Rana Deuba said that Nepal has always been committed to the protection and promotion of human rights. Addressing the 58th high-level session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva today, Foreign Minister Rana said that despite limited resources, Nepal remains a leading country in the world in the field of protection and promotion of human rights.
The current constitution of Nepal includes civil liberties as well as political, economic, social and cultural rights as fundamental rights. The Government of Nepal has been fully committed to democratic values, rule of law and the independence of the judiciary,' said Foreign Minister Rana.
Nepal is currently under the government of political parties who have been fighting for democracy and human rights for a long time, but the Nepal government is more committed to the protection and promotion of democracy and human rights, she said. Mentioning that the model of peace process adopted by Nepal to resolve the ten-year armed conflict is exemplary in the world, she informed that they are working carefully by creating a law on transitional justice so that the remaining work of the peace process can be completed quickly.
Nepal's constitution ensures one-third representation of women in the federal and provincial parliaments and 40 percent representation in the local government and is committed to the protection and protection of the human rights of minorities. Since the government of Nepal has always been in favor of the independence of the National Human Rights Commission, she said that Nepal has been in favor of ensuring the freedom of the press.
The impact of climate change on Nepal, the situation of Nepal and climate justice, while stating that Nepal is advocating in international forums, Foreign Minister Rana informed that Nepal has organized a 'Sagarmatha Samvad' program in Kathmandu in the coming May.
He said that Nepal has tried to involve the international community in this important initiative through the dialogue which has the main title 'Climate change, mountains and the future of humanity'. With this commitment that Nepal has been expressing in the field of human rights, she informed that she has applied for the membership of this council for the coming years from 2027 to 2029, and she also called on all the member states of the United Nations to support Nepal.
