Former President and senior CPN-UML leader Bidya Devi Bhandari departed for China on Thursday to attend the Global Governance Forum, scheduled to take place from October 23 to 25 in Xiong'an New Area, Hebei Province. The event, hosted by the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs, will bring together dignitaries, policymakers, academics and experts to discuss reforming and improving global governance.
Forum to focus on trust and cooperation
The gathering is themed “Rebuilding Trust and Cooperation in a Changing World.” Its stated focus places trust and cooperation at the centre of discussions about global governance, with participants expected to consider how governance can be improved and reformed. The forum is being held in Xiong'an New Area, in China's Hebei Province.
The organisers say the meeting will bring together people from a range of fields, including public life, policymaking, academia and expert communities. The mix of participants is intended to provide a setting for discussion on global governance and the changes needed to strengthen it. The forum's theme connects those discussions to the challenge of rebuilding trust and cooperation in a changing world.
Bhandari's participation
Bhandari is attending the forum as a former president of Nepal and a senior leader of the CPN-UML. Her departure for China comes ahead of the three-day event, which runs from October 23 to 25. The available information does not specify whether she will deliver remarks, join a particular session or hold bilateral meetings during the visit.
Her participation places a Nepali political figure among the forum's invited dignitaries, policymakers, academics and experts. The stated purpose of the gathering is to discuss reforming and improving global governance, while its theme highlights trust and cooperation as central concerns. No further details about Bhandari's programme or the specific sessions she will attend have been announced in the information provided.
A discussion on global governance
Global governance is the broad subject around which the forum is organised. Its focus, as described by the host, is on discussing reforms and ways to improve governance at the global level. The event's title and theme frame that work around cooperation and confidence-building in a changing world, rather than identifying a narrower set of policy topics.
The Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs is hosting the forum in Xiong'an New Area. Across the October 23-25 programme, attendees from different professional and public backgrounds are expected to take part in discussions. The forum's stated aim is to provide a venue for those participants to consider how global governance can be reformed and improved, and how trust and cooperation can be rebuilt.
