Home Minister Gurung Proposes BIMSTEC Regional Disaster Preparedness and Response Framework

KATHMANDU – Home Minister Sudan Gurung has proposed the creation of a “BIMSTEC Regional Disaster Preparedness and Response Framework” to address growing disaster risks caused by climate change.

At the first Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) home ministers’ meeting, held in New Delhi, India, he also proposed forming a joint working group on the issue, the Ministry of Home Affairs said.

At the meeting, Gurung stressed secure information sharing, effective coordination and joint action among BIMSTEC member states to control terrorism, drug trafficking, human trafficking, money laundering, illicit financial flows and cybercrime.