‘Diversity is a challenge in Nepal’s fight against poverty, yet its management can be a lesson to the world’

On November 25, the United Nations approved a historic resolution to promote Nepal from the least developed status to a developing one to be in effect from 2026. However, there are concerns about the country’s capacity to achieve this in reality as it is still struggling to uplift the living standards of the people living under the poverty line.

Olivier De Schutter , the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights who is currently in Nepal on a 10-day visit, says he critically looked into the challenges of Nepal’s graduation to an upper status as he met different groups of people in the country. Concluding his visit, De Schutter, in this exclusive interview with Onlinekhabar, shares his observation of the living condition of the people from marginalised and other economically poor communities.