Addressing the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Prime Minister Balendra Shah placed Nepal’s recent devastation in the Himalayas at the centre of a much larger global conversation. He described the Bhotekoshi–Trishuli disaster as a warning of what a warming and increasingly fragile Himalayan region could mean for the world, while calling for greater international cooperation, climate justice and support for vulnerable countries.
Five takeaways from Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s UN address
