Press Release on arrival of medical support from Israel

Press Release A special flight of Nepal Airlines brought from Israel a consignment of medical support today. The consignment consists of medical equipment and supplies including ventilators, oxygen concentrators, masks, PPEs and coverall, provided by the Government and people of the State of Israel as well as the Nepali community living in Israel to support the ongoing fight against COVID-19 [ Read More … ]

Press release on establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and the Republic of Sierra Leone

Press Release Nepal and the Republic of Sierra Leone established diplomatic relations today. With this, the number of countries with which Nepal has diplomatic relations has now reached 171. H.E. Mr. Amrit Bahadur Rai, Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, and H.E. Mr. Alie Kabba, Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations signed [ Read More … ]

Press Release on hand-over of Canadian medical support

 Press Release  In response to the request of the Government of Nepal, the Government of Canada has delivered a consignment of critical medical support to help Nepal fight the COVID-19 pandemic. At a brief ceremony held at the Tribhuvan International Airport yesterday, the support materials were handed over to Dr. Roshan Pokhrel, Chief Specialist at the Ministry of Health and [ Read More … ]

Press Release on hand-over of Covid-related support from Italy

Press Release Under the European Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism, Italy has extended support of medical equipment and supplies to help Nepal fight the surge of COVID-19 cases. Her Excellency Ms. Nona Deprez, the Ambassador of EU to Nepal, along with the Honorary Consul of Italy based in Kathmandu, handed over the medical support to Dr. Roshan Pokhrel, Chief Specialist at [ Read More … ]

Press Release on Asia-Pacific High-Level Conference on Belt and Road Cooperation

Press Release Honorable Mr. Bishnu Prasad Paudel, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance led the Nepali delegation to the Asia and Pacific High-Level Conference on Belt and Road Cooperation held virtually this evening. The theme of the conference was “Promoting Cooperation on Combating the Pandemic for Sustainable Recovery”. The Honorable Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, in his address [ Read More … ]

Press Release on Hand-Over of Medical Support from Denmark and Ireland

Press Release Under the European Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism, Nepal received tranches of critical healthcare equipment and supplies generously supported by the Government of Denmark and the Government of Ireland to help Nepal fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Her Excellency Ms. Nona Deprez, the Ambassador of EU to Nepal, along with the Honorary Consul of Denmark and and the representative [ Read More … ]

Press Release on UNDP’s Assistance to Nepal for COVID-19

Press Release The UNDP Nepal today handed over to Nepal medical equipment and supplies to help Nepal fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Senior officials of the Ministry of Health and Population received 200 units of Bio Medical Oxygen Concentrators 5L and 200 units of Bio Medical Oxygen Concentrators 10L from Ms. Ayshanie Medagangoda-Labé, Resident Representative to the UNDP, Nepal at [ Read More … ]

Press Release on a Virtual Meeting between the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Hon’ble Mr. Raghubir Mahaseth and H.E Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore

Press Release  Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Hon’ble Mr. Raghubir Mahaseth held a virtual meeting with H.E Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore today. During the meeting, they discussed Nepal-Singapore relations as well as COVID-19 related issues. Hon’ble Deputy Prime Minister thanked Singapore Foreign Ministry, Temasek Foundation International and its partners for providing much needed [ Read More … ]

Press Release on hand-over of Covid-related support from Germany

Press Release In response to the request of the Government of Nepal, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has extended support of medical equipment and supplies to help Nepal fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. His Excellency Mr. Roland Schafer, the German Ambassador to Nepal, handed over the consignment to Hon. Mr. Sher Bahadur Tamang, Minister for Health and [ Read More … ]

Press release on Support of Medical Supplies from Australia

Press Release A special aircraft of the Australian Defence Force carrying essential medical supplies to support Nepal in its fight against Covid-19 pandemic reached Kathmandu today. The shipment consisting of masks, gloves and coveralls were handed over to Lieutenant General Prabhu Ram Sharma, Chief of General Staff of the Nepal Army by the Ambassador of Australia to Nepal H. E. [ Read More … ]