[Nepal] - Poverty prevails issue of LDCs: PM Oli

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 23Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli addressed the 'Summit of the
Future' session of the 79th United Nations General Assembly on Sunday.
Nepal's foreign minister receives warm welcome in
New York
PM Oli arrives in New York for 79th UNGA
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.
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