Kathmandu, Sept. 3
Foreign Minister Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba said that the role of
civil society will be important in the wider development of Nepal.
Addressing Nepal Civil Society Conference for the Summit of
the Future held in Lalitpur on Tuesday, she said that civil society has an
important role in the transformation of society through socio-economic
development.
According to her, Nepal has given importance to the 'Summit
of the Future' which is going to be held with the upcoming General Assembly of
the United Nations and preparations are being made for the participation of the
Prime Minister of Nepal in that summit.
Informing that Nepal is preparing to move up from the Least
Developed Country (LDC) status by the year 2026, and for this Nepal has made a
Smooth Transition Strategy (STS), FM Dr. Rana said that the role of civil
society was also important to make this LDC graduation plan of Nepal
irreversible and sustainable.
For Nepal to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) by the year 2030, she said that a report last month showed that 41 per
cent of Nepal's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are on track to be met,
everyone's joint efforts should continue for this.
Likewise, Minister Dr. Rana stated that the issue of
reducing the risk of climate change is now an important issue for Nepal.
"Since the problem of climate change has started to cause natural
disasters in Nepal and the recent incident of glacial lake bursting in
Solukhumbu is also related to this, Nepal should learn from these accidents in
the future and take measures to reduce its risk," she said.
Speaking on the occasion, the President of the Association
of INGOs in Nepal (AIN), Dr. SP Kalaune said that Nepal has a lot to achieve in
the next six years in terms of SDGs and LDC graduation.
"Things are not going to transform overnight, we need
to make better plans for economic and social development," he said.
UN Resident Coordinator and UNESCO Representative to Nepal,
Michael Croft, emphasised the greater role of civil society in socio-economic
development.
Likewise, Jose’ Luis Vinuesa-Santamaria, Head of Cooperation of the European Union in
Nepal, said that the partnership has grown over the years between the EU and
Nepal. "We take pride in Nepal's fight for democracy and civil society
role in it," he said.
The conference was jointly organised by the NGO Federation
of Nepal, AIN and the United Nations.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 4 September 2024.
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