Ministry Statements & Speeches:
Delivered by Senior Multilateral Adviser Clare Van Bohemen Hunter.
Mr President,
We warmly welcome the delegation from Nepal.
New Zealand commends Nepal’s long-standing hosting of refugees and welcomes Nepal’s bill to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act.
New Zealand recommends that Nepal:
- Enact comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation to realise constitutional guarantees of equality, inclusion, and non-discrimination for all persons;
- Enact comprehensive legislation to criminalise all forms of gender-based violence;
- Implement the National Strategy against Discriminatory Sex Selection of 2021 to eradicate sex-selective abortions;
- Set the minimum age of marriage at 18 years for both girls and boys;
We thank the delegation for their participation today and wish them a successful review.