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At a time when party split and unification bids are gaining pace among communist forces in the wake of Gen Z protest and election to the House of Representatives slated for March 5, Chairman of the CPN UML, KP Sharma Oli, and senior leader of the CPN (Unified Socialist), Jhalanath Khanal, held a meeting on Tuesday. 

A significant faction of the Unified Socialist led by Madhav Kumar Nepal has already decided its unification with the CPN (Maoist Center) led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal. 

The two leaders Oli and Khanal held the discussion on unity and entry to the UML, according to politburo member Mahesh Basnet. A positive talk was held between the leaders and it was expected to improve the relations.

It has been learnt that as many as 100 Unified Socialist leaders, including Ram Kumari Jhankri, Kisan Shrestha, Ambar Bahadur Thapa, Gambhir Lal Shrestha, Pitambar Timsina and Arjun Rai are returning to the UML.

The Unified Socialist is the splinter of the UML party.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres paid a courtesy call on President Ram Chandra Paudel, who is currently in Qatar's Capital, Doha, in the course of attending the 'Second World Summit for Social Development'.

On the occasion, the two leaders discussed the implementation of Copenhagen commitments, social development, peace, social justice and attainment of shared goals of Sustainable Development, informed President's press advisor Kiran Pokharel.

President Paudel noted that Nepal would closely work with the United Nations towards attaining shared goals of social development, peace, social justice and sustainable development besides the implementation of the Copenhagen commitments.

The Head of the State shared that general election was announced for March 5 after dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR), and Nepal was effortful for conducting the election in a free and impartial manner.

He expressed the confidence that the upcoming election would give a political outlet to the country, and assure the pathway of good governance, development and prosperity.

The President also took the opportunity to call for support from the international community for adaptation and mitigation of adverse effects of climate change despite Nepal's negligible contributions to carbon emission.

Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa has floated a proposal to hold the party's 15th general convention in December.

During the Central Committee meeting held at the party office in Sanepa, Thapa proposed to hold the central general convention from December 31 to January 3.

He made the proposal as per Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution. Prior to that , he said that an election committee for the general convention should be formed from the central committee meeting.

Along with the formation of the Statute Amendment Committee, he said that the new memberships should be distributed and renewed by November 26.

He has proposed to carry out preliminary investigation till November 29, finalize the new membership and renewal issues by December 6, submit the updated list of active members to the Central Committee by December 10, and hold a ward convention from December 13.

Likewise, he has proposed to hold the regional session of the House of Representatives on January 20 and 21.

Leader Thapa has also proposed to hold the convention for the district with a single constituency and a central convention representative.

Similarly, the General Secretary has proposed to hold the convention of the Nepali Public Relations Committee by mid-December.

President Ram Chandra Paudel on Monday reached Doha to attend the Second World Summit for Social Development.

The President is leading a 12-member Nepali delegation to the Summit at the invitation of the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.

High-ranking officials of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar and Nepali Embassy in Qatar including Nepali Embassy, Ramesh Chandra Poudel, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, Lok Bahadur Thapa, welcomed President Paudel upon his arrival at Doha-based Hamad International Airport, according to President Paudel's Secretariat.

President Paudel is scheduled to address the Plenary Meetings and the High-Level Roundtable of the Summit on November 4.

The President is scheduled to hold meetings with the UN Secretary General and the Amir of Qatar, it has been said.

 On the sidelines of the Summit, the President will also meet some world leaders attending the event.

It is said that the Summit would make a shared commitment on cooperation and assistance for social development. The Summit is also expected to hold intensive discussions on development inequalities in the world, demographic imbalances and the impacts of technology on the society.

The First World Summit for Social Development was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1995.

President Paudel is accompanied by his spouse Sabita Paudel, Kiran Kumar Pokhrel, media expert to the President, Secretary of the President's Office, and other senior officials of the Government of Nepal.

The President and the delegation will return to Kathmandu on November 6.