Nitu Ghale (she/her)

Press Release- Hon. Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Khanal and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs H.E. Ms Penny Wong @SenatorWong Held Bilateral Talks in Melbourne 🔗:mofa.gov.np/content/1903/pre…

Hon. Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Shisir Khanal @shisir addressed the Plenary of the Pre-COP Leaders’ Event in Fiji today. Highlighting the shared climate vulnerabilities of Himalayan and Pacific island nations, he stressed that mountains and oceans are part of an indivisible planetary continuum, connected by the water cycle and a common future. Referring to the recent devastating Bhote Koshi Floods in Nepal, the Hon. Minister underscored the urgency of addressing climate injustice, noting that countries contributing least to global GHG emissions are bearing disproportionate loss of lives, infrastructure and development gains. Ahead of COP31, he outlined Nepal’s priorities: upholding the 1.5°C goal, predictable and grant-based adaptation finance, full operationalisation of the Loss and Damage Fund, and a “Sagarmatha to the Sea” partnership linking mountain and ocean nations. Referring to Fiji’s Solesolevaki and Nepal’s Shramadāna, he called for global solidarity and collective leadership to turn shared climate vulnerability into climate justice. The full text is here: mofa.gov.np/content/1901/add…

Hon. Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Shisir Khanal, who is leading the Nepali delegation to the Pre-COP Leaders’ Event in Fiji and Tuvalu, participated today in a programme in Funafuti, Tuvalu, where he met and interacted with the Prime Minister of Tuvalu and Heads of Government and Ministers from various countries. On these occasions, Hon. Foreign Minister shared Nepal’s concerns over the recent devastation caused by the Bhotekoshi River Floods and expressed solidarity with Small Island Developing States (SIDS), highlighting the shared concerns of Nepal and SIDS over the growing impacts of climate change.