Nepal’s U.N. Envoy Meets Guterres, Thanks U.N. for Flood Aid and Calls for Stronger Climate Action
Nepal’s U.N. Ambassador Lok Bahadur Thapa meets U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday in New York to discuss multilateral cooperation, U.N. assistance following Nepal’s devastating floods and the need for stronger global climate action. Photo courtesy of the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations, New York.
NEW YORK — Nepal’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Lok Bahadur Thapa, met Wednesday with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, praising his leadership and commitment to multilateralism and thanking the United Nations for its assistance following devastating floods in Nepal.
During the meeting, Thapa commended Guterres’ principled leadership, commitment to multilateralism and efforts to promote international solidarity and ensure no one is left behind, according to a statement from the Nepali envoy.
Thapa reaffirmed Nepal’s commitment to the U.N. Charter, multilateral cooperation and collective action to address global challenges. He also expressed appreciation for assistance from the U.N. system following recent climate-related disasters in Nepal.
Guterres expressed condolences for the loss of lives and property caused by the disasters and acknowledged Nepal’s active role in advancing multilateral cooperation, according to the statement.
The secretary-general recognized Nepal’s contributions to several key international initiatives, including its presidency of the U.N. Economic and Social Council, chairmanship of the group of least developed countries, facilitation of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development and chairmanship of the U.N. General Assembly’s First Committee.
He also praised Nepal’s advocacy for climate action and its longstanding contributions to international peace and security as one of the leading contributors of troops and police personnel to U.N. peacekeeping missions.
Recalling his visit to the base camp of Mount Everest three years ago, Guterres highlighted the devastating effects of climate change in the Himalayas and stressed the need for urgent and ambitious global climate action, the statement said.
Both sides emphasized the importance of strengthening early warning systems, improving resilience to climate-related disasters and promoting greater international solidarity and cooperation to advance global climate goals.