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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