UNRC-Nepal Hanaa Singer-Hamdy awarded the Recognition Award 2025

The Ambassadors Club Nepal has honoured United Nations Resident Coordinator-Nepal (UNRC) Hanaa Singer-Hamdy with the ‘Recognition Award 2025’ in a special ceremony held on Monday at its office premises in Bishalnagar.
The President of the Ambassadors Club Nepal, Amb Dr Sarmila Parajuli Dhakal, announced the recognition award to UNRC-Nepal Chief Hanaa. “In recognition of her (Hanaa’s) distinguished leadership, dedicated service, and lasting contribution to Nepal’s development journey, the Ambassadors Club Nepal will present the Recognition Award 2025 to Her Excellency Hanaa Singer-Hamdy,” President Dr Parajuli, who is also a former ambassador to Spain and Oman, added.
On behalf of the Ambassadors Club, Law and Human Rights Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers Pushkar Sapkota presented the Award to Hanaa. This is the first award given by the Ambassadors Club Nepal, which will award ambassadors, diplomats, and heads and officials of international organisations on a yearly basis. The Ambassadors Club Nepal said the honour reflects its sustained commitment to strengthening development cooperation and fostering positive change in Nepal. The award is selected by the jury committee of the Ambassadors Club Nepal.
After receiving the award, UNRC-Nepal Hanaa thanked the Ambassadors Club Nepal and President Amb Dr Parajuli. “Thank you very much for honouring me. This is amazing-what you’ve done, always so graceful and always so appreciative,” Hanaa said, adding, “Nepal for me is my Maitighar (mother’s home). I have been coming to Nepal since 1997. I have visited Nepal around seven or eight times, and I have lived and worked in Nepal for around six years. I have travelled to over 54 districts, and I have been overwhelmed by emotions.”
She said that she always comes back to Nepal because there is some magic in Nepal that can only be found here, and part of that magic is the people.
During the award ceremony, ambassadors, diplomats, government officials, officials from other diplomatic missions, and leaders of private sector were also present.
Ambassadors Club Nepal is a prestigious non-profit and non-partisan space, serves as a unique platform where diplomatic missions converge to foster friendship, trust, and meaningful dialogue. It celebrates the art of diplomacy, nurtures collaborative partnerships, and cultivates a spirit of shared purpose that extends beyond borders; a space built on friendship, trust, and dialogue. 

Nepal's 'Migration Profile' out

Labour minister Rameshwor Raya Yadav – on the occasion of the International Migrants Day – launched a book ‘Migration Profile’ that analyses the trend and impact and the governance structure of migration in Nepal, today.
The profile has been prepared by the International Organisation for Migration (IoM) with the coordination of the government, according to a press note issued by the IoM. “The profile has been prepared with the objective of supporting the formulation of effective policies by presenting updated statistics and of mainstreaming the migration in the development plans,” it reads, adding that the profile describes the types of migration, their characteristics and presents the related facts and figures by identifying the source.
The book is divided into four parts, where the first part contains the data and analysis regarding migration trends, the second part dwells on the impact of migration on the main socio-economic and development indicators; the third part deals with the governance structure for managing the migration while the fourth part contains recommendations the policymakers.
Addressing the ceremony, minister Yadav said that the government has adopted a policy of sending only the skilled human resources for foreign employment to make the migration safe. “The remittance sent back home by the migrant workers will be utilised in the productive sectors,” he said, adding that the manpower companies will also be regulated.
Likewise, chair of the Centre for Policy Research Ganesh Gurung, on the occasion, said that the government is facing problem in policy making due to lack of true data. He also expressed confidence that the data and statistics included in the profile will help advocate the government for better policy and plans in migration.
United Nations Resident Coordinator (UNRC) for Nepal Valerie Juliand said that the Migration Profile will help establish the rights of migrant workers in Nepal and abroad. “The statistics show that about 500,000 youths leave the country for abroad employment annually,” she added.
IoM chief of Mission for Nepal Lorena Lando, on the occasion, said that the Migration Profile has been prepared for taking forward the strategy on migration in a new way. Stressing IoM's wish to make migration benefit for both the country of origin and the country of destination, she said that the book prescribes a total of 24 recommendations for the management of the migration one among them being formulation the border migration policy and establishing institutional coordination mechanism. “The book also suggests inking of bilateral labour agreements with between the labour sender countries and the labour destinations for securing the welfare of the migrant workers.”
Apart from highlighting need for putting in place mechanisms that check the implementation of labour and foreign employment-related laws the book suggested time-to-time review of the migration-related laws between the concerned agencies of both countries.
According to the IoM, the profile was prepared in consultation of various government organisations, civil servants organisation, trade unions, research-based organizations and UN agencies and experts and consultants. The book illustrates the various aspects of migration in 81 countries.