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In the years 1959, 1960, and 1961 following the 1959 Tibetan uprising and exile of the Dalai Lama, over 20,000 Tibetans migrated to Nepal. Since then many have emigrated to India or settled in refugee camps set up by the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Government of Nepal, the Swiss Government, Services for Technical Co-operation Switzerland, and Australian Refugees Committee.
In this role she represents the UNHCR and High Commissioner Filipo Grandi at the diplomatic level and works to facilitate long-term solutions for people displaced by large-scale crises, such as Afghanistan and Somalia. "This is an exceptional position reflecting an exceptional role she has played for us", said a UNHCR spokesman.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Nepal is an independent and autonomous constitutional body. It was established in the year 2000 as a statutory body under the Human Rights Commission Act 1997 (2053 BS). The Interim Constitution of Nepal 2007 (2063 BS) made the NHRC a constitutional body.
Nepal has been a recipient of foreign assistance since 1952 when it joined the Colombo Plan for Cooperative, Economic, and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific. The plan was established, under a slightly different name, by the Commonwealth of Nations in 1951.
Nepal Red Cross Society; Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) Nepal Telecom; National Information Technology Center (NITC) Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management; Nepal Airlines Corporation; Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Nepal Health Research Council; Nepal Medical Council; Nepal Standards and Metrology Department
[131] [132] [133] After a conflict with the Palestinian Authority's Mahmoud Abbas over his decision, under US pressure, to delay a UNHCR vote on Richard Goldstone's report on violations of international humanitarian law during the 2008-2009 Israel-Gaza war, widely criticized among Palestinians including calls on Abbas to stand down and the PA ...
Blood Transfusion Service of Nepal Red Cross Society was established in the year 1966, three years after the inception of the Society itself. The government of Nepal, in its policy declaration of 1991, has mandated Nepal Red Cross Society as the sole authority in conducting blood programmes in Nepal.
This is a list of Nepalese provinces by Human Development Index (HDI) as of 2022. Of the seven provinces of Nepal , four are considered to have "medium human development" per the Human Development Index , namely Bagmati , Gandaki , Koshi Pradesh , and Lumbini .