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Nepal PM says global order is broken in fighting climate crisis

Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah was applauded at the UN General Assembly after his speech on climate crisis.

Balendra Shah Nepal

Sep 25, 2026 · byAl Jazeera

Nepal’s leader labels devastating flood a ‘warning to the world’

Prime Minister Balendra Shah says world leaders must act on climate change.

Balendra Shah Nepal

Sep 25, 2026 · byAl Jazeera

Nepal's leader says his country is paying the price of climate change

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."

Balendra Shah Nepal

Sep 25, 2026 · byDeutsche Welle

Why Nepal’s Prime Minister Balen Shah Wears Sunglasses

Balendra Shah wore them as a rapper, as Kathmandu’s mayor and on his way to becoming prime minister. Now he has taken the look to the United Nations.

Balendra Shah Kathmandu

Sep 25, 2026 · byThe New York Times

Nepal’s catastrophic floods were ‘warning to the world,’ PM Shah tells UN

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 alone.

Balendra Shah Nepal

Sep 25, 2026 · byFrance 24

From a Nepal in Pain, a Young Leader Makes a Case for Climate Reparations

Balendra Shah, 36, comes to the U.N. as a sun-glassed symbol of Gen Z political power. But concerns about his style are growing at home after devastating floods left thousands dead or missing.

Balendra Shah Gen Z Nepal

Sep 24, 2026 · byThe New York Times