Statement by Dr. Arjun Karki, Chair and Spokesperson of the Civil Society Steering Committee, to the LDC Bureau closed group meeting during the UN LDC IV Conference, Istanbul, Turkey (9 May 2011)

Mr. Chairman Rt. Honourable Jhala Nath Khanal, Prime Minister of Nepal,

His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations,

Head of Delegations,

President Wolfensohn, Co-chair of the Group of Eminent Persons,

Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,

On behalf of the Civil Society Steering Committee and Civil Society Forum representatives gathered here in this beautiful city of Istanbul, I thank you for this invitation to address you. It is also a personal honour.