Above all, ICIMOD personifies a beacon of hope for the HKH – as a regional institution that can bring people together from widely divergent nations, cultures, and realities to a common platform, to understand and act on the challenges that affect us all.
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As an intergovernmental organisation, outside the realm of politics, we can do this in a spirit of peace and harmony together with our sister states – the regional member countries of the HKH, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.