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Ambassador Kinga Singye, Permanent Representative of Bhutan to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, presented his letters of credence to the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), H.E. Mr. Erik Solheim, on 27th September 2017 at the Europe Office for the UN Environment in ...

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Addressing world leaders at the General Debate of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay reaffirmed Bhutan’s commitment to working with Member States to ensure that the UN continues to play an instrumental role in fighting climate change, eradicating poverty an maintaining global ...

Statement at the multidimensional poverty peer network(PDF)

On 19th September 2017, Hon’ble Foreign Minister Damcho Dorji deposited the Instrument of Ratification to the Paris Agreement to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change during UN Annual Treaty Event held at the UN headquarters in New York. Bhutan became the 161st country to deposit its Instrument of ...

The General Debate of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly will begin on the 19th of September in New York at the United Nations Headquarters. The Hon’ble Prime Minister will be leading Bhutan’s delegation to the meeting; and will be accompanied by the Foreign Minister Damcho Dorji ...

On the invitation of Temasek Foundation, Singapore and the Government of Singapore Hon Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay visited Singapore from 15-16 September 2017 to attend the Singapore Summit 2017. The Summit was organised by Temasek Foundation, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Government Investment Corp (GIC) Singapore and the ...

The newly appointed Permanent Representative of Bhutan to the United Nations in New York, Ambassador  Doma Tshering presented her credentials to the UN Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Antonio Guterres on the morning of 13th September 2017 at the UN Headquarters in New York. Read More

Aum Kunzang Choden Namgyel joins the Ministry as the new Chief of Protocol on 28th August 2017. Prior to the current appointment, Aum Kunzang C Namgyel served as the Ambassador at the Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York

Bhutan welcomes the disengagement by the two sides at the face-off site in the Doklam area. We hope this contributes to the maintenance of peace and tranquility and status quo along the borders of Bhutan, China and India in keeping with the existing agreements between the respective countries. Ministry of ...