Amb Lok B Thapa addressed High-Level Segment on Forest-based solutions to Triple Planetary Crises, highlighted progress made & challenges faced by 🇳🇵in forest mgmt & conservation, & stressed the need to collective efforts focusing on knowledge, science, technology, and finance.

LDC Chair PR Lok B Thapa convened the LDC Ambassadorial meeting to hear the briefings on the progress of LLDC3 and SIDS4 Conferences from Rabab Fatima and USG DESA Li Junhua. He expressed solidarity with LLDCs & SIDS and wished for the successful conclusion of these conferences.

PR Lok B Thapa, speaking at PBC Amb. Meeting on Central African Republic, mentioned vital roles of elections in fostering peace, stability, harmony & dev. & stressed the need to address security, infrastructure, finance & associated issues to ensure free and fair elections.

.United Nations - Delighted to meet with Lok B Thapa, PR, #Nepal and Chair of #LDC group United Nations and exchange views on United NationsTechBank role in leveraging #STI to deliver results for #LDC s. TY Lok B Thapa for ur continued strong spprt to United NationsTechBank

Addressing a side event organized by 🇳🇵, 🇧🇩 & 🇲🇾 with United Nations ESCAP, UNFPA & ARROW, Hon Upendra Yadav, DPM/Minister Ministry of Health & Population, Nepal highlighted continued efforts being made by Nepal for full realization of ICPD POA & Asia Pacific Ministerial Declaration on Population & Development

Hon. Upendra Yadav, DPM/Minister for Health & Population had a meeting with Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly UN GA President. They held discussions on many global issues like sustainable tourism, climate change, intl cooperation and the importance of multilateralism.

Hon. Upendra Yadav, DPM/Minister for Health & Population addressed informal plenary meeting of the GA to mark 30th anniversary of International Conference on Population and Development. He stressed trust, solidarity & partnership among states to achieve ICPD POA and SDGs.

Hon. Upendra Yadav, DPM/Minister for Health & Population met with UNSG António Guterres. They discussed Nepal-UN relations including Nepal's contribution to global peace & security through peacekeeping, SDGs, climate justice & partnership on health & population issues.

Hon. Mr Upendra Yadav, DPM/Minister for Health & Population addressed the 57th session of Commission on Population & Development today. Highlighting progress made & gaps being faced by Nepal, DPM called for increased support for the implementation of ICPD POA & attainment of SDGs

Highlighting huge financing gap Nepal faces, JS SK Nepal Palpali called for more grants, concessional sources, & foreign investment to boost growth, support entrepreneurship & address climate change, calling for reforms of int’l financial architecture at #2024 ECOSOC FfD Forum

Chairing the briefing to PRs of LDCs by Mafalda Duarte, ED of Green Climate Fund, Amb Lok B Thapa stressed the need for availability, accessibility & affordability of the climate fund for LDCs to address multiple vulnerabilities they face due to climate change impacts.

Speaking at #UNSecurityCouncil Open Debate on Women, Peace & Security,
Amb Lok B Thapa reiterated Nepal’s commitment to WPS agenda & underlined importance of strong political will, unwavering commitment & sustained intl. cooperation to prevent conflict-related sexual violence.

Amidst elevated debt distress, rising financing gap & enhanced vulnerability, LDC Chair Amb Lok B Thapa urged for a new framework for debt relief, establishment of an infrastructure financing facility and targeted aid-for-trade for LDCs at the General Debate of FfD Forum 2024.

Amb Lok B Thapa met with H. E. Mr Selwin Hart, Special Advisor to the Secretary General on Climate Change & briefed him on the ‘International Expert Dialogue on
Mountains, People and Climate
Change’ being held in Kathmandu on
22-23 May 2024.

Speaking at #UNGASustainabilityWeek High-level Dialogue on Infrastructure Connectivity, Amb Lok B Thapa stressed importance of quality, reliable, sustainable & resilient infrastructure urging int. community to help LDC build, expand & upgrade physical & digital infrastructure.

‘Let’s ensure that youths are not left behind rather they work as an agent of change for a prosperous future for all’

Amb Lok B Thapa stressed the need to support youth dev. & leverage their full potential, speaking UN ECOSOC President Youth Forum in UNHQ, NY

LDC Chair Amb Lok B Thapa, addressing #UNGASustainabilityWeek High-level Thematic Debate on Debt Sustainability, highlighted the plights facing the LDCs & underscored the need to find urgent action & comprehensive solutions to debt sustainability in LDCs in the spirit of DPoA.

Speaking at the event organized by #UNESCO #SCBD in the margin of the 23PFII, Amb Lok B Thapa stressed the need to provide indigenous community with modern knowledge/technology while keeping their wisdom, cultures & traditions alive that are critical to protecting biodiversity.

Permanent Mission of Nepal to the UN in NY extends warm greetings and best wishes on the auspicious occasion of Nepali New Year 2081 B.S.
Wishing you all happy, peaceful and fulfilling New Year !

Amb Lok B Thapa received H. E. Mr Farid Jafarov Farid Jafarov Deputy Minister for Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan. They discussed matters of mutual interests btw. Nepal & Azerbaijan including upcoming 6th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue being held in Baku on May 1-3, 2024.