Nepal
Statements at the First Committee of the General Assembly
| Date | Title |
| 28 October, 2015 | UN General Assembly, First Committee – Thematic Debate on Disarmament Machinery |
| 16 October, 2015 | UN General Assembly, First Committee – General Debate |
| 15 October, 2014 | UN General Assembly, First Committee – General Debate |
| 21 October, 2013 | UN General Assembly, First Committee – Thematic Debate: Nuclear Weapons – New Zealand on behalf of Nepal and others on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons |
| 11 October, 2013 | UN General Assembly, First Committee – General Debate |
| 7 October, 2010 | UN General Assembly, First Committee – General Debate |
| 7 October, 2009 | UN General Assembly, First Committee – General Debate |
Disarmament and Arms Control Treaties
| Weapons of Mass Destruction | ||||
| Treaty | Treaty’s Entry into Force |
Signed | Ratified | Acceded |
| Antarctic Treaty | 23.06.1961 | |||
| Bangkok Treaty: Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone | 27.03.1997 | |||
| BTWC: Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction | 26.03.1975 | 10.04.1972 | 04.11.2016 | |
| CANWFZ: Treaty on the Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia | 21.03.2009 | |||
| CPPNM: Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material | 08.02.1987 | |||
| CPPNM 2005 Amendment | 08.05.2016 | |||
| CTBT: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | Not yet entered into force | 08.10.1996 | ||
| CWC: Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction | 29.04.1997 | 18.11.1997 | ||
| Geneva Protocol: Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare | 08.02.1928 | 09.05.1969 | ||
| 07.07.2007 | ||||
| NPT: Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons | 05.03.1970 | 05.01.1970 | ||
| Partial Test Ban Treaty: Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Water | 10.10.1963 | 07.10.1964 | ||
| TPNW: Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons | 20.09.2017 | |||
| Treaty of Rarotonga: South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty | 11.12.1986 | |||
| Sea-Bed Treaty: Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil Thereof | 18.05.1972 | 06.07.1971 | ||
| Conventional Weapons | ||||
| Treaty | Treaty’s Entry into Force |
Signed | Ratified | Acceded |
| ATT: Arms Trade Treaty | 24.12.2014 | |||
| CCM: The Convention on Cluster Munitions | 01.08.2010 | |||
| CCW: Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects | 02.12.1983 | |||
| CCW Amendment Article 1 | 18.05.2004 | |||
| CCW protocol I: Protocol on Non-Detectable Fragments | 02.12.1983 | |||
| CCW protocol II: Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby Traps and Other Devices | 02.12.1983 | |||
| CCW Amended Protocol II: Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby Traps and Other Devices | 03.12.1998 | |||
| CCW Protocol III: Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Incendiary Weapons | 02.12.1983 | |||
| CCW Protocol IV: Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons | 30.07.1998 | |||
| CCW Protocol V: Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War | 12.11.2006 | |||
| The Hague Declaration (IV,3): Declaration (IV,3) concerning Expanding Bullets | 04.09.1900 | |||
| Mine Ban Convention: Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction | 01.03.1999 | |||
| St. Petersburg Declaration: Declaration Renouncing the Use, in Time of War, of Explosive Projectiles Under 400 Grammes Weight | 11.12.1868 | |||
| Other | ||||
| Treaty | Treaty’s Entry into Force |
Signed | Ratified | Acceded |
| ENMOD: Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques | 05.10.1978 | |||
| Treaty on Open Skies | 01.01.2002 | |||
| Outer Space Treaty: Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies | 10.10.1967 | 10.10.1967 | ||
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Programme of Action
UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA)
| PoA Profile of Nepal [Click here] |
Military Expenditure
| Fiscal year | Total amount in national currency (Millions of Nepalese Rupees) |
| 2008/2009 | 12,445.58 |
| 2007/2008 | 10,645 |
| 2006/2007 | 10,519 |
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