{"id":6344,"date":"2026-04-20T22:36:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6344"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:07:29","slug":"saarc-journalist-forum-president-lama-meets-ecosoc-president-thapa-at-united-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6344","title":{"rendered":"SAARC Journalist Forum President Lama Meets ECOSOC President Thapa at United Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">New York \u2014 The President of the SAARC Journalist Forum held a meeting with Lok Bahadur Thapa, President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, marking a significant engagement between media leadership and global multilateral diplomacy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">During the meeting, both sides discussed the role of journalism in advancing global dialogue on sustainable development, transparency, and international cooperation. The interaction took place on the sidelines of ongoing ECOSOC-related events, including forums focused on youth engagement and development financing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">President Thapa, who currently leads ECOSOC for the 2025\u20132026 session, emphasized the importance of inclusive communication and the media\u2019s contribution in amplifying voices from developing regions, particularly South Asia. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The SAARC Journalist Forum President highlighted the need for stronger collaboration between international institutions and regional media platforms to ensure accurate dissemination of global policy discussions and to enhance public awareness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">ECOSOC, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, plays a central role in coordinating economic, social, and development-related work across the UN system and provides a platform for engagement with civil society and media stakeholders. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The meeting is seen as a step toward strengthening ties between South Asian media networks and global governance institutions, reinforcing the importance of journalism in shaping international discourse.<\/span><!--\/data\/user\/0\/com.samsung.android.app.notes\/files\/clipdata\/clipdata_bodytext_260420_125017_877.sdocx--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York \u2014 The President of the SAARC Journalist Forum held a meeting with Lok Bahadur Thapa, President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, marking a significant engagement between media leadership and global multilateral diplomacy. During the meeting, both sides discussed the role of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6345,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SAARC Journalist Forum President Lama Meets ECOSOC President Thapa at United Nations - Times Asian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6344\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SAARC Journalist Forum President Lama Meets ECOSOC President Thapa at United Nations - Times Asian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New York \u2014 The President of the SAARC Journalist Forum held a meeting with Lok Bahadur Thapa, President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, marking a significant engagement between media leadership and global multilateral diplomacy. During the meeting, both sides discussed the role of [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6344\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Times Asian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-20T16:51:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-21T10:07:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Times Asian\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Times Asian\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/?p=6344#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/?p=6344\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Times Asian\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/be0bfd16d0a661d87d306a8f434642d5\"},\"headline\":\"SAARC Journalist Forum President Lama Meets ECOSOC President Thapa at United Nations\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-20T16:51:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-21T10:07:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/?p=6344\"},\"wordCount\":224,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/?p=6344#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/20260420_122936.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Latest News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/?p=6344#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/?p=6344\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/?p=6344\",\"name\":\"SAARC Journalist Forum President Lama Meets ECOSOC President Thapa at United Nations - Times Asian\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/?p=6344#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/?p=6344#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/20260420_122936.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-20T16:51:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-21T10:07:29+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/be0bfd16d0a661d87d306a8f434642d5\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/?p=6344#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/?p=6344\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/?p=6344#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/20260420_122936.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/20260420_122936.jpg\",\"width\":2422,\"height\":1592},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/?p=6344#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"SAARC Journalist Forum President Lama Meets ECOSOC President Thapa at United Nations\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Times Asian\",\"description\":\"news on diplomatic issues\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/be0bfd16d0a661d87d306a8f434642d5\",\"name\":\"Times Asian\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/14b226fdbfdce801f4b7b28a7dcca6c38fc59e4c4ddb2ac635d806b664f2ce50?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/14b226fdbfdce801f4b7b28a7dcca6c38fc59e4c4ddb2ac635d806b664f2ce50?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/14b226fdbfdce801f4b7b28a7dcca6c38fc59e4c4ddb2ac635d806b664f2ce50?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Times Asian\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesasian.com\\\/?author=4\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"SAARC Journalist Forum President Lama Meets ECOSOC President Thapa at United Nations - Times Asian","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6344","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"SAARC Journalist Forum President Lama Meets ECOSOC President Thapa at United Nations - Times Asian","og_description":"New York \u2014 The President of the SAARC Journalist Forum held a meeting with Lok Bahadur Thapa, President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, marking a significant engagement between media leadership and global multilateral diplomacy. During the meeting, both sides discussed the role of [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6344","og_site_name":"Times Asian","article_published_time":"2026-04-20T16:51:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-21T10:07:29+00:00","author":"Times Asian","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Times Asian","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6344#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6344"},"author":{"name":"Times Asian","@id":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/#\/schema\/person\/be0bfd16d0a661d87d306a8f434642d5"},"headline":"SAARC Journalist Forum President Lama Meets ECOSOC President Thapa at United Nations","datePublished":"2026-04-20T16:51:21+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-21T10:07:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6344"},"wordCount":224,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6344#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260420_122936.jpg","articleSection":["Latest News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6344#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6344","url":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6344","name":"SAARC Journalist Forum President Lama Meets ECOSOC President Thapa at United Nations - Times Asian","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6344#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6344#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260420_122936.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-20T16:51:21+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-21T10:07:29+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/#\/schema\/person\/be0bfd16d0a661d87d306a8f434642d5"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6344#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6344"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6344#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260420_122936.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260420_122936.jpg","width":2422,"height":1592},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6344#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"SAARC Journalist Forum President Lama Meets ECOSOC President Thapa at United Nations"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/","name":"Times Asian","description":"news on diplomatic issues","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/#\/schema\/person\/be0bfd16d0a661d87d306a8f434642d5","name":"Times Asian","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/14b226fdbfdce801f4b7b28a7dcca6c38fc59e4c4ddb2ac635d806b664f2ce50?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/14b226fdbfdce801f4b7b28a7dcca6c38fc59e4c4ddb2ac635d806b664f2ce50?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/14b226fdbfdce801f4b7b28a7dcca6c38fc59e4c4ddb2ac635d806b664f2ce50?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Times Asian"},"url":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?author=4"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260420_122936.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6344"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6346,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6344\/revisions\/6346"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}