UN LDC IV Civil Society Steering Committee Statement by Dr Arjun Karki, International Co-ordinator of LDC Watch and Chair and Spokesperson of the Civil Society Forum to the Intergovernmental Preparatory Committee For The Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, First Session

10-14 January 2011, New York

1. Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, CSO colleagues, ladies and gentlemen,

2. Thank you UN OHRLLS, members of LDC Bureau, members of PrepCom Bureau, for giving this opportunity to share the thoughts and concerns of civil society organizations right at the opening of the first Preparatory Committee Meeting for the Fourth UN Conference on LDCs

3. As we CSOs began a parallel process of preparing for the Civil Society Forum for the Conference on LDCs – many of us could not help but feel a sense of déjà vu. We have gone down this road before as most of us were also active in the processes of the UN LDC Conference III held ten years ago.

14 December 2010, Kathmandu.

Dr. Arjun Karki, President of Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) and International Coordinator of LDC Watch has been awarded the '14th Justice and Peace Award 2011' by the Bishop Tji Hak-Soon Justice and Peace Foundation based in S. Korea for his exceptional contribution for the protection of the human rights and the development of impoverished and marginalized communities in Nepal and in other LDCs.

29 November 2010, Cancun, Mexico
 

Madame chair, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,

Thank you for the privilege of addressing you this afternoon. I am Dr. Arjun Kumar Karki from Nepal, I serve as the International Coordinator of LDC Watch, an international network of civil society groups from Least Development Countries and a member of Jubilee South that is part of the Climate Justice Now Network.