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Relationship dossier

Nepal United Arab Emirates

Relationship assessment

Nepal–UAE ties include labor cooperation and UAE emergency assistance to Nepal

Nepal toward United Arab Emirates

+35

Nepal has engaged the UAE through bilateral labor arrangements concerning Nepali workers and government-to-government cooperation on employment and migration.

United Arab Emirates toward Nepal

+35

The UAE has cooperated with Nepal on labor migration and provided emergency assistance following Nepal's 2015 earthquake.

Overall relationship

+35

The relationship has a practical cooperative foundation, especially in labor migration, alongside a concrete instance of humanitarian assistance after Nepal's 2015 earthquake. The scope and durability of cooperation beyond these areas are less clear.

How to read these scores

Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.

−100
Extreme sustained hostility
−50
Substantially adversarial
0
Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
+50
Substantially cooperative
+100
Exceptionally close sustained partnership

“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.

Relationship context

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Nepal and the United Arab Emirates maintain substantive cooperation, particularly on employment and labor migration. They have pursued bilateral labor arrangements, and the UAE provided emergency assistance to Nepal after the 2015 earthquake. The relationship also includes consular and diplomatic engagement, though the breadth and implementation of bilateral cooperation are not fully clear.

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