Visiting Assistant UN Secretary General and Nutrition Programme Coordinator Gerda Verburg called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the latter’s residence in Baluwatar on Saturday.

During the meeting, PM Dahal discussed nutrition situation in Nepal and informed that the situation is improving with the collaboration of the government, private sectors and donors, according the PM’s Secretariat.

Saying the government has been moving ahead taking the agenda of sustainable and balanced development along with nutrition, PM Dahal, who is also the Chairman of ruling CPN (Maoist Centre), said that women would take leadership from the bottom level after the local level elections slated for May 14.

He further said that the nutrition issue would also be included in the health and eduction.

Meanwhile, Under Secretary-General Gerda expressed happiness over the progress made by Nepal in the nutrition sector and assured that the UN would provide support to Nepal in this sector.