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Minister Khanal calls for smooth supply flows

Kathmandu, May 16

Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has said that disruptions in global energy and supply flows pose serious threats to poverty reduction, human security, and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Nepali Mission to the United Nations said in a post on X.

In his virtual address at the ECOSOC Special Meeting themed 'Safeguarding Energy and Supply Flows: Supporting Global Development through International Cooperation' at UNHQ, New York on Friday, he highlighted the importance of engaging in diplomacy and dialogue to resolve differences.

According to him, such efforts are crucial for ensuring global peace, stability and peaceful coexistence, strengthening multilateralism and global cooperation anchored in solidarity, partnerships and international law including UN Charter.

FM Khanal also urged to scale up investment in resilient infrastructure, renewable energy, sustainable supply systems, and technological innovation and support the most vulnerable and countries in special situations, especially LDCs and LLDCs like Nepal through concessional financing, emergency liquidity support, and debt relief measures.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 17 May 2026.

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