Minister Chaudhary off to Thailand

Kathmandu: Minister for Agriculture, Forest and Ecology Geeta Chaudhary left here today for Bangkok, Thailand, to attend the Seventh Global Conference on Climate and SDG Synergies.

According to the Ministry, Minister Chaudhary is scheduled to join the High-Level Session on Paris Agreement and Climate and SDG Synergies on Monday. It is said that the conference would bring together key players to push for innovative joint solutions to climate, environment and sustainable development crises.

The event is being co-convened by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP).

The conference is expected to hold discussions on the mitigation of climate change impacts, the implementation of the Paris Agreement and strengthening collaboration with the SDGs.

Minister Chaudhary is to inform the world community about Nepal’s progress made to achieving SDGs and other efforts carried out to mitigate climate change impacts, challenges of mountainous countries and other related issues.

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