By A Staff Reporter
Kathmandu, July 3: The Delegation of the European Union to Nepal has refuted the news reports about funding to incite ethnic tensions in Nepal.
Issuing a statement on Friday, it said its attention was drawn towards a factually incorrect news item headlined ‘EU gives NPR 15 million to Rupa Sunar to incite ethnic tensions in Nepal.’
It also said it stands ready to provide further information on the EU’s activities and its partnership with Nepal.
“Our mandate in Nepal focusses on a development partnership aiming at having a common understanding on issues of mutual concern and thereby working together to help Nepal achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and graduate from LDC status by 2026,” EU Ambassador to Nepal, H.E. Nona Deprez, said.
According to the EU, it strictly provides financial support to Nepal through government treasury, multilateral agencies and Civil Society Organisations operational in Nepal through a competitive and transparent process.
The EU has been working together with the National Human Rights Commission, and around 300 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) for the protection of rights and promotion of women and child rights, of the elderly and the marginalised communities under a rights based approach, it said.