UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has called on the world to “stop the madness” of climate change during his visit to Himalayan regions in Nepal.
In a brief statement on X, Guterres said that glaciers in the Himalayas were melting at a “record level.”
“We must make sure that we limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees. Glaciers are retreating, we cannot retreat. We must move forward with climate action,” he said. “Today (Monday) from the base of Mt. Everest, I saw for myself the terrible impact of the climate crisis on the Himalayas,”.
Guterres visit Himalayan since Sunday at the invitation of Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. This is the first visit of the UN chief to Nepal after he assumed office on Jan. 1, 2017.
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Apart from Dahal, the UN boss also met with other senior government officials, including foreign and defense ministers.
In a joint press conference with the Nepalese prime minister, Guterres urged developed countries to increase their support to Nepal and other countries suffering from the impacts of climate change.
“Nepal is also caught in a blizzard of global crises not of its making: the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, and the enormous threat posed by climate chaos,” the UN secretary-general said.
Story was adapted from AA.
