Report - SDG Coordination Meeting- Nepal
Nepal SDGs Forum Coordination Meeting
8 January 2018, Kathmandu
Brief Report
NGO Federation of Nepal (NFN) the secretariat of Nepal SDGs Forum called a coordination meeting of Nepal SDGs Forum at its office premises on January 8, 2018. Representatives from thematic focal organizations and constituency focal organizations including CSOs' Networks, Alliances, Federation and CSOs were present in the meeting. There were all together 45 representatives present in the meeting including NFN executive members.
The agenda of coordination meeting was to share the information of activities performed in 2017 and formulate a strategic direction for 2018, to discuss on localization of SDGs and role of CSOs in changing political context. Mr. Gopal Lamsal, Chairperson of NFN welcomed to the participants and highlighted on the objectives. Focusing on the agenda he said, sharing of information is most important, it helps to reduce duplication, and work in a synchronized way.
The event was accomplished in interactive model, since the participants were asked to share information about their works, experiences, plans, and opinions focusing their sectoral works. Dr. Netra Prasad Timsina, formal President and Advisor of NFN, Mr. Bhakta Bishwokarma, Senior Vice President and Mr. Sushil BK Vice President of DNF, Mr. Himal Mahat, President of AYON, Mr. Narendra Khatiwada, President of YAN, Mr. Bhim Pariyar, PD Advisor of JuRI-Nepal, Dr. Padam P. Khatiwada, Secretary General-Human Right Alliance, Mr. Noor Jung Shah, Executive Director- NACC Nepal, Ms. Parbata Gautam, FECOFUN-Executive member, Mr. Durga Rai Programme coordinator-LAHURNIP, Mr. Bishnu Timsina, Programme Director of Consumer Protection Forum /DiMaNN, Mr. Rishi Ojha, Executive Director-Nepal Health Society, Ms. Salina Gurung, Programme officer-BBC-Nepal, Mr. Narayan Gyanwali, Chairperson of NACEUN, Mr. Raju Basnet, Secretary General of NFDN, Mr. Min Bahadur Shahi, President of Human Rights Alliance and Executive Director of KIRDAC and Mr. Krishna Neupane, shared about activities, experiences, views and recommendations to Nepal SDGs Forum.
In the meeting Mr. Daya Sagar Shrestha, Executive Director of NFN shared about the activities done by NFN in 2017 and presented on fundamental ideas for localization of SDGs. He also shared the proposed logos for Nepal SDGs Forum and asked suggestion/inputs on logo. 3 logos designed would be shared to the CSOs through mail for comments and inputs.
The meeting was closed by president of NFN Mr. Gopal Lamsal with short concluding remark. He summarized the outcomes of meeting and concluded it with respect to all the suggestion/recommendations and information. He said enhancement of CSOs capacity on SDGs is our responsibility, we have to make CSOs ready for advocacy and campaign at all level and compel government to implement SDGs. Ms. Bhawana Bhatta, Central Executive Committee Member of NFN was the moderator for whole session.

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