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Nepal seeks grants, not loans, for flood recovery after deadly glacier disaster

Global Published 25 September 2026, 08:27 · archived 25 Sep 2026

Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah called for grant-based international support at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday to help the ​Himalayan nation recover from the glacier flood that killed ‌at least 1,450 people. Shah said in New York that Nepal’s recovery and reconstruction needs were estimated at about 10% of gross domestic product following the ​flood that struck mountain communities four weeks ago, and argued ​that vulnerable countries should not be forced to take ⁠on additional debt to rebuild from catastrophic climate events. “When a climate-driven disaster ​destroys infra...

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