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Nepal and Bangladesh Leaders Press UN for Climate Aid After Floods, Rising Seas

Sourced from 5 publications

•Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman presented a four-point plan at the UN to address sea-level rise threatening 10 million citizens, per Dhaka Tribune.
•Nepal PM Balendra Shah called recent floods a 'warning to the world' and urged international grants for recovery, according to France24.
•Shah cited melting Himalayan glaciers and permafrost as escalating climate threats Nepal cannot manage independently.
•Both leaders used the UN General Assembly to appeal for greater international climate support for vulnerable nations.

Sources

PM urges faster global action as sea level threatens 10m Bangladeshis

dhakatribune

Nepal PM seeks grants for flood recovery in UN address

Thewest

Nepal PM seeks grants for flood recovery in UN address

Perthnow

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

France24

Why is the UK’s suppressed climate national security report significant?

The Guardian

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