Nine Nobel laureates to attend Lumbini summit

By Laxman Paudel,Bhairahawa, Feb.8: Nine Nobel Peace Prize winners are coming to Lumbini to participate in the 4th Laureates and Leaders Summit. 

Lumbini Province government is organising 4th Laureates and Leaders for Children: Development and Peace Summit with an aim to spread the message of peace, harmony and compassion in the children’s zone and to draw the world’s attention for the development of Lumbini.  

To participate in the conference, the nine Nobel Peace Prize winners are coming to Lumbini. Established in 1895 in the name of Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel, the Nobel Peace Prize is considered to be the world’s largest prize. 

The Nobel Prize is awarded to individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions in the fields of literature, peace, physics, chemistry, physiology and medicine and economics.

Dilli Bahadur, Chief Minister of Lumbini Province, said that the summit would express commitment to ending child violence, child labour, child marriage and trafficking of children bringing them in a single platform at the same time in Lumbini.   

The summit will be attended by more than 200 dignitaries from Nepal, including nine Nobel Peace Prize winners, children, peace experts, UN development partners, more than 20 foreign dignitaries and officials from government and non-government sectors. 

Prime Minister, former prime ministers, ministers, representatives of children and people and organisations associated with peace will participate in the programme. 

Jordan’s Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein, economist Jeffrey Sachs, Stefan Lofven, chairman of Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Board, former Panama First Lady, Lorena Castillo, and Inter-Parliamentary Union Secretary General, Martin Chungong, will also attend the conference. 

The main theme of the summit is children and peace and the distinguished people from the same areas will participate in the conference.

The province government has allocated Rs. 65 million for the summit. 

Preparations are being made in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, other ministries, Planning Commission and government and non-government offices in Lumbini Province working in the field of children and peace. 

The conference is scheduled to be held from March 10 to 12.  

Challenges in the overall development process of children will be discussed for the protection of children around the world who are victims of modern slavery, trafficking, child marriage, child labour and natural disasters. 

After the discussion, a manifesto will be issued with the commitment of all to end child abuse.