Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah will address the UN General Assembly soon. He plans to raise climate change and seek international compensation for devastating floods. These flash floods, caused by an ice-rock avalanche, killed over thirteen hundred people. The Nepalese delegation is preparing its position for the upcoming global discussions. This significant foreign trip marks Shah's first since taking office in March.

Balen Shah's expression of gratitude comes after Nepal FM Shishir Khanal's call to shift from conventional humanitarian aid to "climate compensation". | World News

Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah said last week's deadly Himalayan flood was " not an ordinary" event but driven by climate change, as he demanded international action.

This article is authored by Brabim Karki, columnist and commentator, Nepal.