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FM Khanal meets UNICEF officials, SAARC secretary general

Kathmandu, May 7

UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia Sanjay Wijesekera and UNICEF Country Representative for Nepal Alice Akunga called Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Thursday.

During the courtesy call, matters related to ongoing cooperation between Nepal and UNICEF across various key sectors, including child welfare, health, education, and water and sanitation were discussed, the MoFA informed in a post on X.

Earlier on the same day, FM Khanal had received SAARC Secretary General Md. Golam Sarwar, at the Ministry. During the courtesy call, matters relating to further strengthening regional cooperation were discussed.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 8 May 2026.           

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