Kathmandu, July 2
The Delegation of the
European Union to Nepal has refuted the news reports about funding to incite
ethnic tensions in Nepal.
Issuing a statement on
Friday, it said its attention was drawn towards a factually incorrect news item
headlined 'EU gives NPR 15 million to Rupa Sunar to incite ethnic tensions in
Nepal.'
It also said it stands
ready to provide further information on the EU's activities and its partnership
with Nepal.
"Our mandate in Nepal
focusses on a development partnership aiming at having a common understanding
on issues of mutual concern and thereby working together to help Nepal achieve
the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and graduate from LDC status by
2026," EU Ambassador to Nepal, H.E. Nona Deprez, said.
According to the EU, it
strictly provides financial support to Nepal through government treasury,
multilateral agencies and Civil Society Organisations operational in Nepal
through a competitive and transparent process.
The EU has been working
together with the National Human Rights Commission, and around 300 Civil
Society Organisations (CSOs) for the protection of rights and promotion of
women and child rights, of the elderly and the marginalized communities under a
rights based approach, it said.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 3 July 2021.
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