The real tragedy in current events is that the world is moving further from a freer, more prosperous future

KATHMANDU, March 16: Nepal’s bid to remain the poorest has succeeded after the United Nations (UN) Committee for Development Policy (CDP) did not recommend the country to the UN Economic and Social Council for graduation from the category of Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

As global political and business leaders gather for this week’s World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, an Oxfam report highlights how global wealth continues to be concentrated in fewer hands and a system that rewards the super-rich and ignores the poor.

KATHMANDU, June29:Poorest children are twice as likely to die or to be chronically malnourished before their fifth birthday than the richest, a report unveiled by UNICEF on Tuesday stated.