According to a press statement issued by Nepal´s Permanent Mission in Geneva, Adhikary during her address highlighted the problems of increased frequency and magnitudes of natural disasters, food insecurity and high food prices, acute malnutrition, chronic poverty, low agricultural productivity, and preventive epidemics. [break]
"In context of growing adverse impacts of multiple crises, she emphasized on the need for scaling up an effective and coordinated humanitarian response at different levels based on the humanitarian principles of neutrality, impartiality, objectivity and independence as enshrined in the Hyogo Framework for Action and the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction," reads the statement.
She also underscored Nepal´s vulnerability to adverse effects of climate change and called for global efforts for the conservation of Nepal’s outstanding natural beauty and fabulous bio-diversity. Likewise Adhikary stressed on the need for an enhanced level of international support in the areas of preparedness, emergency response, recovery and rehabilitation as well as resilience in relation to humanitarian disasters.
The ECOSOC Substantive Session began in Geneva on 1 July and will conclude on 26 July. Nepal is a member of the ECOSOC.
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