Minister of Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali is leaving – leading a Nepali delegation to the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) – for New York on Saturday, according to a press release issued today by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The foreign minister – accompanied by his spouse Mrs Saraswoti Gyawali – will lead the delegation comprising of senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ambassador of Nepal to the United States of America (USA) Arjun Kumar Karki, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the UN Amrit Bahadur Rai and other officials from the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the UN in New York.
The General Debate of the UNGA will begin on September 24 under the theme ‘Galvanising Multilateral Efforts for Poverty Eradication, Quality Education, Climate Action and Inclusion,’ but Gyawlai will address the UN General Assembly on September 30.
On September 26, minister Gyawali will chair the Informal Session of the SAARC Council of Ministers, the press note reads, adding that he will participate in the Climate Action Summit, UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, and the UN High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development on the margins of the UNGA.
Likewise, minister Gyawali will address separate ministerial meetings of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), G77 and China, Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and Land-locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), while in New York, apart from representing also Nepal at the Ministerial Meeting of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD).
The foreign minister will also address the 10th Ministerial Meeting of the UN Group of Friends of Mediation and High-level Dialogue on Peace Operations, according to the press note. “He will participate in the high-level commemorative event convened by the president of the General Assembly to mark the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child,” the press note further reads, adding that minister Gyawali will attend the reception to be hosted by the US president on September 24 evening, and will join the State Luncheon hosted by the UN secretary general the same day. “On the sidelines of the UNGA, he will be engaged in bilateral meetings with his counterparts from various countries.”
The foreign minister is also scheduled to interact with Nepali Diaspora in New York on September 26, and attend an interactive meeting on brain gain with the Nepali diaspora community on the September 29 in Chicago. He will return to Kathmandu from New York on October 1.
The foreign minister – accompanied by his spouse Mrs Saraswoti Gyawali – will lead the delegation comprising of senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ambassador of Nepal to the United States of America (USA) Arjun Kumar Karki, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the UN Amrit Bahadur Rai and other officials from the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the UN in New York.
The General Debate of the UNGA will begin on September 24 under the theme ‘Galvanising Multilateral Efforts for Poverty Eradication, Quality Education, Climate Action and Inclusion,’ but Gyawlai will address the UN General Assembly on September 30.
On September 26, minister Gyawali will chair the Informal Session of the SAARC Council of Ministers, the press note reads, adding that he will participate in the Climate Action Summit, UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, and the UN High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development on the margins of the UNGA.
Likewise, minister Gyawali will address separate ministerial meetings of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), G77 and China, Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and Land-locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), while in New York, apart from representing also Nepal at the Ministerial Meeting of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD).
The foreign minister will also address the 10th Ministerial Meeting of the UN Group of Friends of Mediation and High-level Dialogue on Peace Operations, according to the press note. “He will participate in the high-level commemorative event convened by the president of the General Assembly to mark the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child,” the press note further reads, adding that minister Gyawali will attend the reception to be hosted by the US president on September 24 evening, and will join the State Luncheon hosted by the UN secretary general the same day. “On the sidelines of the UNGA, he will be engaged in bilateral meetings with his counterparts from various countries.”
The foreign minister is also scheduled to interact with Nepali Diaspora in New York on September 26, and attend an interactive meeting on brain gain with the Nepali diaspora community on the September 29 in Chicago. He will return to Kathmandu from New York on October 1.
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