Kathmandu, Sept. 5 -- The government of Nepal and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) convened the annual meeting of the Joint Steering Committee of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2023-2027 in Kathmandu on Thursday.

The meeting was co-chaired by Shiva Raj Adhikari, vice-chair of the National Planning Commission, and Hanaa Singer Hamdy, UN resident coordinator for Nepal.

"As Nepal moves closer to its historic graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status, the discussions highlighted the role of the UNSDCF in supporting the Government's Smooth Transition Strategy and in accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)," a press statement issued by the UN Informatio...