Poverty is common problem of LDCs: PM Oli; Oli’s interaction with Nepali community postponed

New York / September 23: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli addressed the ‘Summit of the Future’ session of the 79th United Nations General Assembly on Sunday.

PM Oli is currently in New York, leading the Nepali delegation to the 79th UN General Assembly. PM Oli addressed the Session at the UN headquarters here.On the occasion, PM Oli underscored on industrialization and increasing the production for combating poverty which remains as the common challenge of the Group of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

PM Oli stated that the LDCs have been adversely affected by emission of greenhouse gases by developed countries and urged the latter to invest more in climate financing.Noting that hundreds of thousands of children are deprived of their rights to food and education due to poverty, he stressed on concerted efforts for poverty alleviation.

Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Arzu Rana Deuba, PM’s Principal Advisor, Bishnu Prasad Rimal, Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal, and Nepal’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Lok Bahadur Thapa, among others, attended the Session.

Oli’s interaction with Nepali community in New York postponed

Meanwhile, an interaction programme between Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and the Nepali community in New York has been postponed.

The event, originally scheduled for Sunday evening, had to be called off despite all preparations being in place.

The Nepali Consulate General in New York, in a press release, said the programme was called off due to the busy schedules of Prime Minister Oli and Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba, who were engaged in the United Nations General Assembly, the Summit of the Future, and other sideline meetings.

The event had to be postponed also in view of the suggestions of the agencies concerned about the security sensitivity of the programme venue, read the press release.

According to sources, the programme was postponed after local security officials informed the organisers that they could not guarantee the safety of VIPs. This followed social media calls for a black flag protest by the Foreign Department of the Rastriya Swatantra Party and identity-based Nepali organisations in New York.