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Nepal's leader, at UN, says recent floods serve as a ‘warning to the world' about climate change
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Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah speaks during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York on September 24, 2026.
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Nepal PM Balendra Shah told the UN on Sept. 24, 2026 that floods from a Langtang Lirung collapse killing over 1,400 “was not just a local tragedy. It was a warning to the world.”
Nepal's catastrophic flooding last month "was a warning to the world" about the rising dangers of climate change, Prime Minister Balendra Shah told the United Nations on Thursday, urging countries to step up to help his country adapt.
Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah said on Thursday that last month’s catastrophic floods were a “warning to the world” of growing climate risks in the Himalayas. He said warming was melting glaciers and permafrost and urged international support to help Nepal adapt to threats it could not face al…
Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah called the devastating Nepal-Tibet floods a "warning to the world" — and questioned if the world had "really heard that warning."
Shah said Nepal’s recovery and reconstruction needs were estimated at about 10% of GDP, as he appealed for more international support Nepal’s prime minister scolded world leaders at the UN on Thursday, saying last month’s catastrophic deadly flood was a reminder that climate change keeps hurting p…
