A 14-member Nepali team comprising senior officials responsible for Policy & Planning from Nepal’s Ministry of Urban Development, National Planning Commission, as well as Mayors from various municipalities is on Israel visit in conjunction with Muni Expo 2025.
The team left for Israel on July 12.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel hosted a Nepalese team today July 13, said the press release of the Embassy of Israel in Kathmandu.
Muni Expo 2025 is the flagship annual event of the Federation of Local Governments of Israel taking place from 15-17 July, 2025.
This year the Muni Expo is being organized under the theme “Local Compass” is Israel’s largest and most significant event of its kind that brings together mayors, municipal leaders and policy makers from around the globe that aims to explore crisis response, local-national coordination and combating antisemitism.
This is the first time such a delegation will participate in a focused program on municipal innovation and urban resilience.
Delegates will also interact with over 150 Israeli and international companies and startups, gain insights into innovative and groundbreaking municipal projects, and build global partnerships, added in the release.
In addition to attending the Muni Expo, the Nepali team will visit several key sites and institutions including Jerusalem, Tel Aviv- Jaffa, Yad Vashem- The World Holocaust Remembrance Center, Shafdan Wastewater Treatment Facility, Municipal Innovation Center, and the Police Station in Sderot.
These visits aim to provide first-hand exposure to Israel’s advanced urban management technologies and innovative infrastructure solutions, it said.
The delegation will also visit the Nova festival site, where the Hamas terrorist group carried out a brutal attack on October 7, 2023 killing hundreds of innocent people including 10 Nepali nationals in Kibbutz Alumim.
Hamas and other terror groups still hold 50 hostages including Nepali student Bipin Joshi.
The visit marks a significant step in growing cooperation between Nepal and Israel in the fields of sustainable urban development, capacity building, and knowledge exchange at the municipal and national levels.
The Embassy of Israel believes that there will be continued collaborations in a wide range of sectors, bringing mutual benefits to both the countries, reads the release.
The delegation will return back home from Israel on 18 July, 2025.
