Dr. Arjun K. Karki
@arjunkarki
Dad, Husband, former Nepal Amb. to the USA, President-RRN and Global Coordinator-LDC Watch. My tweets are personal. Retweets don't = endorsement.
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http://www.arjunkarki.org 19-07-2009 16:24:31
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Rabab Fatima @UNHighRep: Use upcoming LDC conferences to fight for inclusion & shine a light on urgent taxation policies to promote gender equality.
- at Make Taxes Work for Women: Key Challenges & Opportunities for Developing Countries & for LDCs, LLDCs & SIDS event United Nations CSW
Tax structures carry gendered implications that can deepen inequalities.I was pleased to join Nepal Mission to the UN, LDC Watch &🇧🇼 for a vital discussion on making taxes work for women @ #CSW68 .I look forward to continued dialogue on policies that can empower women in vulnerable countries.
'Right now, the more we tax, the more inequality... How are we to sensitise our ministry of finance? We need to ensure country ownership of the aspiration for equality.' -Dr. Arjun K. Karki Discussion elaborates on the opportunity in the #UnTaxConvention negotiations. #RewriteTheRules
Innovation and technology can help Least Developed Countries #LDCs to leapfrog traditional development paths & fast track their sustainable development.
We caught up with UN Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries’s Fredrica Falomi at the 🔵 #LDCFutureForum