Kathmandu, Apr 24
Finance Minister Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada has
suggested to pay attention to technology transfer to low-income countries in
order to enable them to fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
“There should be assurance of the supply of
food, medicines and health equipment to the developing countries,” he said in a
video conference with the officials of the World Economic Forum, head of the
governments and high officials of the South Asian countries, private sector
representatives and World Health Orgnisation authorities the other day.
FM Dr. Khatiwada emphasised on
international and regional efforts, collaboration and cooperation to face the
global crisis created by the coronavirus pandemic.
“There is a need for cross border as well
as international support to provide basic facilities to the migrant workers.
The borders must be tightly regulated for the movement of people,” he said.
He recommended to relocate the resources
spent in the security sector to human welfare.
He also said that the recent health crisis
had weakened the decades-long campaigns for poverty alleviation and created
challenges to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 25 April 2020.
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