WSF Nepal, 2024 to be held in Nepal on February 15-19

Kathmandu, Feb 8: Preparations are going on to hold the 16th Conference of the World Social Forum (WSF) in Kathmandu from upcoming February 15 to 19.     

According to WSF Nepal 2024 organising committee, the event is taking place with the theme of 'Another World is Possible'.     

It is said 1,665 organisations have registered for participating in the critical debate on negative consequences of policies and structures adopted by the existing world system. The event is to be held in Bhrikutimandap of Kathmandu.     

It is said the Forum is an open space for raising and amplifying voices of the world's marginalized people.     

Nepal organising committee member Dr Netra Timilsina said Nepal is hosting the WSF Conference first time and it will discuss about the roles of civic movement against economic inequalities and for economic justice, against slavery, human trafficking, caste and ethnicity-based discrimination, discrimination on the basis of works, descent-based discriminations, untouchability and violence and for the promotion of ethnicity issues and voices of indigenous nationalities, food sovereignty, peace and for the improvement of rights of communications, law, health, education, labour, migration and so on.     

Presentations of 400 papers on these topics are expected in the Nepal with the participations of 40,000- 50,000 representatives, it is said.     

Nepal organising committee's communications coordination subcommittee Sushil BK said the Forum collectively amplifies voices against neo-liberalism, globalization, capitalism, climate crisis, patriarchy, ethnicity-based discrimination, untouchability, racism, apartheid, discrimination and violence on the basis of sexualities and so on. (RSS)