KATHMANDU, March 8: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Narayan Kaji Shrestha who was in Doha, Qatar to take part in the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), returned home Tuesday night.
The minister on last Saturday led the Nepali delegation to the Conference that took place on 5-9 March, 2023.
The Conference has entrusted Nepal with the responsibility to chair the Coordination Bureau of the LDCs.
The responsibility handover will take place amid a function in the United Nations a month later.
DPM Shrestha leaves for Qatar
The participating countries including Nepal had raised the issues of what donors and partners could do to uplift the LDCs, said the minister.
On the occasion, he stressed the need for finding a new way for the least developed, developing and landlocked countries to deal with the situation that surfaced post COVID-19 pandemic, and challenges created due to climate change and from the financial management and ease of international trade management.
The 'Doha Programme of Action' passed by the Conference has also accorded a special focus on these issues.
The issue of achieving the 'UN Sustainable Development Goals' by 2030 was also discussed.
On the occasion, Nepal reiterated its commitment to upgrading to a developing nation from an LDC by 2026. In this regard, it also sought help from the UN, its agencies and all development partners.
During the visit, Minister Shrestha met with the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and leaders and officials of various countries.
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