The country’s foreign minister said Nepal was shifting from a framework of “aid” to one of “justice and compensation,” singling out major emitters like China, the US and India

Nepal has petitioned the UN Loss and Damage Fund to ‘respond rapidly, directly and effectively’ after its worst natural disaster in decades.

Foreign minister Shisir Khanal tells the Guardian the world’s biggest economies need to help Nepal, which contributes less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions