Kathmandu, Mar. 8
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Physical
Infrastructure and Transport, Narayan Kaji Shrestha had a meeting with Rabab
Fatima, Under-Secretary-General, and High Representative for Least Developed Countries,
LLDCs, and SIDs at the margins of the Fifth United Nations Conference on LDCs in
Doha the other day.
The discussion was focused on strengthening cooperation
between Nepal and the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the
LDCs, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
(UN OHRLLS) including the need for full and effective implementation of the Doha
Programme of Action, and recovering from COVID-19 pandemic.
Likewise, making the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
on track, and fighting against climate change as well as ensuring sustainable
and irreversible graduation from LDCs status were also the agenda of the
meeting, the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations in New York
informed in a statement.
They also discussed enhancing cooperation and
collaboration between Nepal and UN OHRLLS to defend and promote the interest of
LDCs. The Under-Secretary-General congratulated Nepal as the upcoming Chair of
the Global Coordinating Bureau of LDCs and expressed assurance of full support
of UN OHRLLS.
The Deputy Prime Minister also met with Mami Mizutori,
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and
discussed enhanced support and cooperation for building resilient
infrastructure, and financing disaster risk reduction, and achieving risk-informed
sustainable development.
He shared Nepal’s experience with disaster risk reduction
and expressed willingness for constructive engagement with the UN system in this
area.
Meanwhile, Vice-Chairman
of the National Planning Commission Dr. Min Bahadur Shrestha addressed the closing
session of the LDC5 Private Sector Forum on Tuesday. While addressing the session,
he highlighted the importance of the private sector for sustainable development
of the Least Developed Countries and their graduation from the LDC status.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 9 March 2023.
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