Statement by Dr. Arjun Karki, International Coordinator of LDC Watch in the Substantive Session of General Segment of United Nations Economic and Social Council, Geneva, 22 July 2011

Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

1. I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of LDC Watch and Civil Society Organisations involved in the monitoring and implementation of Istanbul Programme of Action. I would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Cheick Sidi Diarra for the excellent presentation of Secretary General’s report in the implementation of LDC Programme of Action and Mr. Nikhil Seth for his thought provoking opening remarks.