KATHMANDU, Nov 8: Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Urban Development, Prakash Man Singh, has stated that additional collaboration will be pursued with the United Nations and UN-Habitat to address Nepal's major urban challenges.
During the ongoing World Urban Forum in Cairo, Egypt, DPM Singh highlighted the importance of such collaboration in a bilateral meeting with Kazuko Isigaki, Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific at UN-Habitat, and Hanaa Singer Hamdy, UN-Habitat's Resident Representative for Nepal.
In the meeting, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) Representative Isigaki expressed UN-Habitat's commitment to continued support in data-driven planning.
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UN-Habitat's Resident Representative Hamdy also emphasized the organization's role in localizing the Sustainable Development Goals and addressing complex urban challenges by mainstreaming urban planning.
At the World Forum, DPM Singh addressed three sessions on behalf of Nepal. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development discussed the impact of climate change in Nepal and called for climate justice.
Singh strongly raised the issue at the international level, emphasizing that climate justice for developing countries like Nepal, which contribute very little to carbon emissions, can only be achieved through easier access to international climate finance and technical assistance, as they are facing direct impacts of climate change.
The forum, which began on November 4 in Cairo, Egypt, will conclude today. DPM Singh will arrive in Nepal tomorrow morning at 10.
