गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Nepali MP elected to IPU Sustainable Development Committee Nepal Nepali MP elected to IPU Sustainable Development Committee KathmanduPati April 06, 2025 KATHMANDU – National Assembly member Dr Anjan Shakya has been elected to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Standing Committee on Sustainable Development. She was elected representing Nepal from the Asia-Pacific region in the IPU’s 150th assembly held in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Speaker Devraj Ghimire is leading the Nepali delegation to the assembly that began on April 5 and will continue until April 9. Shakya defeated candidates from the Maldives and Iran to become the first ever MP to be elected to the Committee from Nepal. In her comments following the victory, MP Shakya said that she felt that with her victory it has also helped to enhance Nepal’s prestige on the international stage. MP Shakya is a member of the Development, Economic Affairs and Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly and the coordinator of the Sustainable Development Sub-Committee of the same committee. The IPU Committee on Sustainable Development works to improve the lives and well-being of the world’s citizens and the planet. It does this through the issues of fair trade, protection of the environment, financing for development and other questions that impact on the way our world evolves, says the IPU in its official website. Write your comments RELATED NEWS South Korea pledges continued flood recovery support Central Bank introduces re-designed 50-rupee bank note Army continues search, rescue after Bhotekoshi flood Government expands domestic jobs to reduce migration NCC bill proposes voluntary Military Service Training WHO Regional Director seeks support for top post Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Arrival lounge of TIA-domestic to be expanded Huawei Opens Its Largest Global Cyber Security and Privacy Protection Transparency Center in China Supreme Court forms constitutional bench to settle Bamdev Gautam’s appointment case Nepal Constitution Day observed in the UK for three days Grade 12 results published China to provide COVID-19 vaccines to the world at reasonable price: spokesperson Wenbin Police in Afghanistan’s eastern Logar province kill 25 terrorists in past 24 hours Consensus and collaboration needed for protection of nationality, democracy: PM Deuba
