Kathmandu, Oct. 17 -- Nepal's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Lok Bahadur Thapa has highlighted the growing global challenges and the pivotal role of NAM in promoting peace, justice, and shared prosperity.

Addressing the 19th Mid-Term Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Kampala, Uganda, Ambassador Thapa pointed to multiple and interconnected crises facing the world, including ongoing conflicts, rising geopolitical competition, climate change, debt distress, widening economic and digital divides, and growing youth unemployment.

He stressed that the principles and purposes of NAM are not merely ideals but pragmatic pathways to tackle the root causes of these challenges.

Thapa, in his statement, reaffir...