{"id":432651,"date":"2026-07-15T22:02:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/?p=432651"},"modified":"2026-07-15T22:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:17:42","slug":"finance-minister-for-aligning-development-aid-with-national-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/2026\/07\/15\/432651.html","title":{"rendered":"Finance Minister for aligning development aid with national priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Kathmandu:<\/strong> Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has expressed the government&#8217;s intent to advance the development collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in line with the changing national priorities and needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Swarnim-Wagle-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-432652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Swarnim-Wagle-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Swarnim-Wagle-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Swarnim-Wagle-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Swarnim-Wagle-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Swarnim-Wagle-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At a programme organised on Wednesday to mark the 60th anniversary of the commencement of Nepal and UNDP collaboration, the finance minister lauded the UNDP&#8217;s contribution to poverty alleviation, inequality reduction, sustainable development and sectors such as health and education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;UNDP&#8217;s contributions to alleviate poverty, minimise inequality, push sustainable development, and improve health and education sectors are significant&#8221;, Finance Minister Wagle said, adding, &#8220;I wish the sixty-year collaboration would continue up to the century&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The development collaboration under the umbrella of the UN has not been limited to investment amount but has remained a strong medium of inter-country collaboration and coordination, the finance minister added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also took this opportunity to appreciate the UNDP&#8217;s contributions to the critical areas such as ecological preservation, democratic consolidation, youth empowerment and digital transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Also on the occasion, Finance Minister Wagle made public a photo book &#8217;60 Years of Collaboration&#8217; 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