Pm Balen addressed to the UN general assembly

👤 सनस्टार संवाददाता  |  📅 2026-09-25

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, I come before you from Nepal – a distant country in the Himalayas – carrying a close warning for humanity. I wish I could stand here today simply to speak about development, democracy, peace and the hopes of a young nation. Instead, I must speak about death and destruction of epic proportions. About families waiting for loved ones who will never come home. About communities searching through mud, rocks and water for people whose bodies may never be recovered. About bridges, roads, schools, homes and livelihoods swept away in minutes. And about a country whose steady progress to achieve Sustainable Development Goals has been interrupted. Four weeks ago, the world saw the shocking images of the catastrophic flash floods that swept through Nepal's mountain communities with ferocity many have called a Himalayan Tsunami. The Bhotekoshi-Trishuli disaster was not just a local tragedy, it was a warning to the world. And I ask you today: have we really heard that warning? Nearly three years ago, standing in the shadow of our Mount Everest, the Secretary-General of the United Nations warned humanity about the madness of an impending climate disaster. That cry from the rooftop of the world was not heard loudly enough. We in Nepal heard it. Our communities heard it. Scientists around the world heard it. They repeated it with evidence. But we, the political leaders of the world, have been negligent to translate those warnings into action at the speed and scale that vulnerable people require. Last month, we saw the tragic consequences. A warming climate is destabilizing the fragile Himalayan ecology. Melting permafrost are fracturing mountain slopes beneath the glaciers and accelerating the risks of ice-rock avalanche, floods, landslides and other cascading hazards. e6cd Climate change does not recognize borders. It swept across Nepal, China and India. It killed at least 1,400 people and left more than 6,000 missing, while our physical recovery needs are around 10 percent of our GDP. We are hit by the climate we did not warm, wars we did not start. Climate justice cannot remain a beautiful phrase in United Nations documents. Countries least responsible for global warming should not be forced to borrow repeatedly to rebuild what climate disasters destroy. People of our country must be allowed to build their future instead of constantly rebuilding their past. d5f4 We are at this General Assembly at a moment of profound global uncertainty — and with a renewed democratic mandate that reflects the aspirations of a new generation. Our youth have demanded a politics of integrity and accountability. The commitment of my government is clear: to build a state that delivers — decent jobs, social protection, and a fair chance for every Nepali to thrive at home. Let us finance resilience, and invest in insurance and innovation. Let us build stronger infrastructure and institutions. Let us reduce fossil-fuel dependence. Let us build systems that warn, alert and save lives. Let us reform the order that leaves the weakest with the least power. And when the next warning comes from the rooftop of the world: Let us be ready to hear it, and ready to act.