German Embassy Kathmandu

From grassroots change to national policy, German Development Cooperation is proud to champion women’s health, dignity, and rights in Nepal! 🇳🇵🤝🇩🇪

German Development Cooperation (GDC), through the GIZ’ health program, works with local communities and health systems to break taboos around menstrual health, combat harmful practices like Chhaupadi, and ensure that sexual and reproductive health and rights are accessible to all ♿.

👥Grassroots efforts: Outreach to more than 1 million people on social media for menstrual awareness and 9,000 community members through theatre and film to challenge harmful taboos. GIZ' S2GESI project has supported 91 midwives to improve delivery care and has implemented national cervical cancer screening programs in remote municipalities. 🌐

Furthermore, GDC supports Nepali partners in their endeavour to drive structural change🏗️: by upgrading menstrual-friendly WASH facilities in selected public schools of Sudurpashchim province, securing menstrual health indicators in Nepal’s 16th Periodic Plan, and upscaling digital birth registration across 58 facilities with the first-ever national budget allocation; through this, GDC works to bridge local impact with national policy.

At a recent meeting with the Honourable Minister of Women, Children, Gender and Sexual Minorities and Social Security, Ms. Sita Badi, Ambassador Udo Volz highlighted Germany's commitment to gender-transformative health planning.
He also underlined the important work undertaken by UN Women in Nepal in various areas. Germany is the biggest financial contributor to UN Women globally.

🌍💡 Calling all young innovators in sustainable development!

An initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space, the prestigious Digital GreenTalents – High Potentials in Sustainable Development Award 2026 is now looking for outstanding young scientists and researchers from around the world.

The award promotes global exchange and collaboration in cutting-edge GreenTech and CleanTech fields, with a strong focus on AI-driven robotics, advanced digital tools, and sustainable solutions for a greener future.

A high-level jury of German experts will select 20 exceptional High Potentials to become the Digital GreenTalents of 2026.

📅 Deadline to apply: 15 June 2026

Details: https://digitalgreentalents.de/

📢 Vacancy Announcement

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Kathmandu is looking to hire Security Guards (f/m/o).

Interested candidates are requested to submit:
✔️ A brief motivation letter in English
✔️ An updated CV in English
exclusively via e-mail to: [email protected]

🗓️ Deadline: 25 May 2026

Call for Vacancy: Security Guards (f/m/o) The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Kathmandu is looking to hire Security Guards (f/m/o) Job Description Monitoring and checking visitors and vehicles at entry and exit points…

At an interactive session on federalism at the Nepal Administrative Staff College -NASC, Ambassador Volz highlighted that German history 🇩🇪 has strongly favored a federal system, rooted in centuries of loose cooperation between small, independent territories.

In contrast, federalism under the 2015 constitution is a relatively new development for Nepal 🇳🇵. The country may benefit from lessons learned in nations like Germany, where federalism is not only deeply entrenched but has also consistently evolved to meet modern challenges.

During a courtesy call, 🇩🇪 Ambassador Volz congratulated the Honourable Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, 🇳🇵 Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, and conveyed his best wishes for a successful tenure.
Together with the German development cooperation agencies, KfW and GIZ, he also took the opportunity to share updates on the energy sector collaboration 🔌. The German side reaffirmed its commitment to clean energy ♻️. Germany has long been a valued partner in Nepal’s energy sector, most recently marked by the groundbreaking of the Lekhnath–Damauli project last month with German grant assistance.👏

📸: Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation

Ambassador Volz today paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Honourable Shishir Khanal.

After presenting a congratulatory message from the German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Johann Wadephul, the meeting covered key areas of mutual interest, including migration and development partnerships. Both sides reaffirmed their joint resolve to enhance diplomatic engagement through the 2026 political consultations and expressed a joint resolve to increase high-level visits in the future. 🇳🇵🇩🇪