Kathmandu, September 19

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, who reached New York yesterday morning for the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, attended a high-level meeting on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse hosted by the UN secretary-general, according to a foreign ministry statement.

Nepal also participated in the high-level event on United Nations Reform, which was attended by countries, including Nepal, that have signed the Declaration of Support for United Nations Reform.

While in New York, the DPM Mahara will chair the Informal Session of the SAARC Council of Ministers, participate in  the ministerial meetings of the Non-Alignment Movement, G77 and China, Least Developed Countries and Land-locked Developing Countries. He will also represent Nepal at the ministerial meeting of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue.

In addition, he will hold separate bilateral meetings with his counterparts and senior level officials of the United Nations system.

DPM Mahara will also participate in the high-level Open Debate on Reform of UN Peacekeeping Operations organised by the United Nations Security Council; high-level event on Water for Sustainable Development; high-level event to End Forced Labour, Slavery, Child Labour and  Trafficking; and high-level event on South-South and Triangular Cooperation.

He is also scheduled to sign the Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty adopted at the United Nations Conference in July this year.