NAM is voice for peace, justice and equality: VP Pun — MOFA of Nepal (@MofaNepal)September 17, 2016 KATHMANDU:Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun on Sunday stated that the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a voice for peace, justice and equality among the NAM member states. In his address at the 17th Summit held in Margarita Island of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, VP Pun expressed Nepal's unwavering faith in the fundamental principles and ideals of the NAM while stating that the movement constitutes one of the guiding principles of Nepal's foreign policy, a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs read. VP Pun stressed the need for comprehensive reform in the UN system in order to reflect the vastly transformed political reality of the present day world. He also appealed for equal emphasis on development together with peace and human rights. VP Pun said that the tendency to divert from the Doha Development Agenda risks negating the development dividends of the multilateral trading system, multilateral trading and financial systems must not fail to recognise the special and differentiated situations of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Land-locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and should aim at supporting those countries to come forward, end poverty. He emphasised the full implementation of commitments made in the Istanbul Programme of Action for LDCs and Vienna Programme of Action for LLDCs, the statement read. He urged the developed countries to fulfil their commitments of providing 0.7 percent of the GNP to the developing countries and 0.15 to 0.20 percent of GNP to the LDCs as part of official development assistance. According to the statement, he took the opportunity to appeal the international community to translate the motto of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) conference – 'leave no one behind' – into a reality. On the occasion, the Vice-President shared that the adoption of a new democratic and inclusive new Constitution of Nepal on September 20, 2015 marks a historic political watershed in the country. "The constitution," Pun said, "adheres to the principles of inclusion, participation and distribution of equitable economic opportunities to all and ensures social justice". "We are now in the process of making arrangements to hold democratic elections at all levels of our political structure. The present Government of Nepal has accorded priority to the implementation of the Constitution, completing of the remaining issues of peace process, reconstruction and rebuilding of the earthquake ravaged areas, and attaining inclusive prosperity and development," VP Pun said. "This would help institutionalise the federal democratic system of governance as promised by the Constitution," he added. VP Pun said that Nepal plans to graduate by 2022 from LDC status. This uphill task is constrained by the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal in 2015 twice, he further said. Around 9,000 people lost their lives and hundreds of thousands of houses and historical monuments were perished. The 17th Summit of the NAM will conclude on September 18, 2016 with the adoption of a Margarita Declaration and the Summit’s final document. Statement by Right Honourable Mr. Nanda Bahadur Pun, Vice President and Leader of the Nepali delegation to the 17th Summit of Non-Aligned Movement  Margarita Island, Venezuela, 17 September 2016