Arzu Rana Deuba (born 26 January 1962)[1] is a Nepali social worker, psychologist and politician, currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

[3] Dr. Deuba had joined the Nepali Congress in 1996 and was elected Central Committee member of the party since December 2021.

MGIEP is UNESCO’s Category 1 Research Institute focused on Transforming Education towards SDG 4.7 through programs that promote social and emotional learning, innovate digital pedagogies and empower youth.

https:mgiep.unesco.org Deuba served as Chair of the Gender and Biodiversity Task Force (GBTF) of the IUCN Council as well as a member of the steering committee of the Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) and co-chair of the Theme on Environment, Conflict, and Security (TECS).

[8] She was invited as Speaker in diverse international forums including at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, March 2017.

Deuba has established a number of women and children issues related non-government organizations (NGOs) in Nepal, which include- Saathi (1992) which works on elimination of violence against women; The Rural Women's Development and Unity Centre (1995) which works in areas with the lowest human development indicators; The Safe Motherhood Network Federation (1996) which works in the area of reproductive health and rights; and Samanata – Institute for Social & Gender Equality (1997) which is a research-based organization.

[13] She is married to the former Prime Minister of the Nepal and current president of Nepali Congress Party,[11] Sher Bahadur Deuba.