KATHMANDU: Dr. Bärbel Kofler, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development is arriving in Nepal for a four-day visit from October 28th to October 31st 2026.
According to the press statement issued by German Embassy in Kathmandu, during her stay, in addition to gaining an in-depth overview of GermanNepali cooperation, she will focus on the issues of women’s rights and health, as well as the impact of the Bhote Koshi flood.
She will be meeting representatives of the Nepali government and civil society as well as international and local partners in order to deepen the development cooperation between Germany and Nepal.
The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has provided 11.061 million Euro in response to the Bhote Koshi flood, both for immediate humanitarian aid operations and longterm development support for the supply and reconstruction of health and energy infrastructure in the affected region.
To get an impression of consequences of the flood and the humanitarian situation in the affected regions, Dr. Kofler will visit Nuwakot district and interact with local government representatives, health practitioners, as well as affected people in the area, in order to get an overview of the needs for humanitarian aid and recovery on-site.
In Kathmandu, Dr. Kofler will visit local health facilities supported by the German Development Cooperation and exchange with both government and civil society representatives of the health sector. Furthermore, she will engage in various discussions to get a thorough impression of current and future developments and challenges in Nepal.
The respective talks will cover last year’s Gen-Z protests, and transitional justice in the country. Thereby, the Parliamentary State Secretary will gain various perspectives from all levels of development cooperation. The visit hence constitutes an important contribution to the longstanding development cooperation between Germany and Nepal.
Dr. Kofler has been a member of the German Parliament since 2004 and has held the position of Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development since 2021. In this role, she is supporting the minister in her work to coordinate and implement Germany’s bilateral and multilateral development policy cooperation.
Dr. Kofler has already visited Nepal in 2022, holding talks with various partners in the country. This year’s visit provides the opportunity to further strengthen cooperation and to continuously build on previous efforts.
