Foreign secretary says Nepal will press climate justice case at UN

Amrit Bahadur Rai outlines Kathmandu’s push for loss-and-damage funding, adaptation support and greater international attention to the Himalayas.

Nepal will use the 81st United Nations General Assembly to press for climate finance, compensation for climate-related loss and damage and stronger international action to protect the Himalayas, Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai told lawmakers on Thursday.