Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Amrit Bahadur Rai, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, is elected unanimously today as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee, also known as the Second Committee, of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for its 75th Session in New York.

The Committee is one of the six main committees of the UNGA and deals with global financial and economic matters such as sustainable development, eradication of poverty, trade, financing for development, globalization, international financial systems, ICTs for development, climate change, disaster as well as issues facing the countries like LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS.

This is the first time Nepal is assuming the chairmanship of the Committee. In the recent years, Nepal has been active in different multilateral platforms and processes with different responsibilities.

This is an important opportunity for Nepal to amplify its positive role at the international arena by further contributing to the work of the United Nations. Nepal is grateful to the members of the Asia-Pacific Group (APG) for endorsing Ambassador Rai and to all member states for reposing their trust and confidence on Nepal.

Ambassador Rai arrived in New York as Nepal’s Permanent Representative on 04 March 2019. Previously, he served as Nepal’s Ambassador to South Africa and as Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal.