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Nepal has voted in favour of the United Nations (UN) non-binding resolution that condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The resolution calls for Russia to end its hostilities in its neighbor and withdraw its forces from Ukraine. Nepal taking part in an emergency Special General Assembly held in the UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday voted in favour of the resolution that calls for restoration of peace in Ukraine. A total of 141 nations, out of 193 UN member countries, backed the resolution approved by the UN General Assembly on the eve of the first anniversary of the invasion. Through the resolution, the UN has urged Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine. Nepal’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amrit Rai said Nepal's backing the UN resolution to end hostilities in Ukraine sends a strong message that is in favor of Ukraine’s sovereignty and independence. “Through the voting, we urged for finding ways for restoring peace in Ukraine.” The UN has expressed its concerns over increasing food insecurity, inflation and poverty due to disruptions in the global supplies chain owing to Russia’s hostilities in Ukraine for a year. Russia launched its attacks on Ukraine on February 24, 2022.  Though a large number of people are believed to have been the victims of the conflict, official data to this regard is not available. When 141 nations including Nepal supported the resolution, 32 abstained and seven: Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea, Mali, Nicaragua, Syria and Russia voted against it.

The CPN-UML, one of the coalition partners in the incumbent government, has summoned its Secretariat meeting tomorrow, Saturday. The meeting will discuss latest political developments, upcoming presidential election and party's recently launched two-month long 'Mission Grassroots' among others, according to party's central office secretary Dr Bhisma Adhikari. The meeting will begin at 9:00 am at the party's central office in Lalitpur, said Dr Adhikari. Nomination for presidential election is scheduled for Saturday while the election is being held on March 9.

The Nepali Congress has called its central work execution committee meeting tomorrow (Saturday). The meeting scheduled to take place at the party central office in Sanepa at 8:30 am will discuss the current political issues, said party's chief secretary Krishna Prasad Paudel. The meeting is also expected to discuss the selection of the presidential candidate from the NC. Office bearers and members of the party central work execution committee have been asked to be present in the meeting, he said. The Election Commission has fixed the date of the presidential poll on March 9. Similarly, the candidacy nomination registration is scheduled for February 25.

The Rastriya Prajatantra Party, one of the coalition partners in the incumbent government, has called its central execution committee meeting today to decide the issue of the presidential election. The meeting will dwell on the issue of the selection of the presidential candidate and of whether or not the party will participate in the election process, said party leader Rajaram Shrestha. There are differences within the party on the issue of the presidential poll as some leaders have suggested that the party should remain neutral on the matter stating that the subject is not a main concern and priority to establish the party's agenda. The meeting will be held at 1 pm, he said. The issues of latest political incidents developed post elections and current subjects would be also discussed. On the occasion, the party would be informed about its condition across the country, its organization strengthening plan and suggestions from its various provincial meetings, he said. The Election Commission has fixed the date of the presidential poll on March 9. Similarly, the candidacy nomination registration is scheduled for February 25.