Monday, December 29, 2014

We Need Common Voices | NewSpotLight Nepal News Magazine

We Need Common Voices | NewSpotLight Nepal News Magazine



UNFCCC’s conference on twentieth Conference of the Parties (COP), December 1-12, concluded in Lima, the capital of Peru. One of the agenda of Lima Conference was to prepare the adoption action protocol, another legal instrument or agreed outcome with legal force under the Convention to be adopted at the 21st COP which is going to be held in Paris in November or December 2015.  The parties reaffirmed the determination to strengthen it.
The UNFCCC Paris Conference is going to be the most important as the world community is stressing the need to adopt a legally binding Protocol during Paris Conference. The main agenda of that protocol will be to reduce global annual emission of green house gases and the COP 20 seeks the commitment from the emitting developed and developing countries which have capacity to invest in the sector. Least Development Countries have sought commitments from those countries to support their adaptation programs. According to studies made by experts, Climate Change impact will be more after 2020 and it is likely to require 100 billion dollars annually for rehabilitation.

Thursday, December 25, 2014

“People-to-people exchanges have become more vibrant” Choi Yong-jin | NewSpotLight Nepal News Magazine

Having come to Nepal some seven months ago, ambassador of Korea to Nepal Choi Yong-jin has already visited many parts of Nepal and is trying to help it find ways to achieve prosperity. With Nepal and Korea celebrating 40 years of establishment of their diplomatic relationship, Korean ambassador Choi Yong-jin spoke to New Spotlight on various issues.





“People-to-people exchanges have become more vibrant” Choi Yong-jin | NewSpotLight Nepal News Magazine

Saturday, November 22, 2014

18TH SAARC SUMMIT: Challenges Galore | NewSpotLight Nepal News Magazine

18TH SAARC SUMMIT: Challenges Galore | NewSpotLight Nepal News Magazine



Given the present race of India and China to increase influence, South Asia cannot remain out of their horizon. From Yangon to Australia’s Brisbane to Fiji’s capital Suva, Chinese president Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are competing to increase their influences. As Nepal is hosting the 18th SAARC Summit, how China, an observer, can move its diplomatic wheel also determines the course of the region.

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

RARA CONFERENCE Mounting Pressure | NewSpotLight Nepal News Magazine







RARA CONFERENCE Mounting Pressure

As less than a month remains for the United Nations Framework for Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP20) to commence in Lima, Capital of Peru, between December 1 and 12, 2014, a 2-day national conference has concluded with a 9-point Rara Declaration at Rara, Nepal’s largest lake at the altitude of 3,000 meters. Nepal, as a leading nation raising the voice about the consequences of climate change in mountain countries and for mountain people, the Rara Declaration has again reiterated that the mountain countries are the most vulnerable to climate change and they need a common voice to address the common issues



RARA CONFERENCE Mounting Pressure | NewSpotLight Nepal News Magazine