26 September 2008 – All segments of the population are banding together to usher in a new era in Nepal, the world’s newest republic, displaying a type of inclusiveness that could serve as a model for the rest of the world, the Asian nation’s leader said at the United Nations today. In May, the Constituent Assembly – whose members were elected in April – abolished Nepal’s 240-year-old monarchy. “This was in keeping with long-standing aspirations of the Nepalese people,” Prime…

September 23 2008 - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, at the inauguration event of an exhibition on the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo during te 63rd General Assembly, specifically called on all UN Member States to ratify the convention on enforced disappearances.

September 18 2008: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment Karin Landgren of Sweden as his Deputy Special Representative for Nepal. It is expected that Ms. Landgren will bring to the United Nations Mission in Nepal many years of political, managerial and international law experience with the United Nations in a number of duty stations. Her service with the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) included postings in India and the Philippines, and an emergency mission in the Great Lakes…