Minister for Foreign Affairs Arzu Rana Deuba has called for the global community to unite to address the serious challenges facing humanity.

Addressing the Ministerial Meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) in New York on Thursday, on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the minister stressed global efforts to tackle issues like climate change.

“The world is currently facing the most problems. The Earth is facing unimaginable challenges day by day, such as rapid mountain melts due to the impacts of climate change. There is an increased fear that the snow melts will lead to natural disasters, including flooding and human casualties,” she said. “Human-made development structures and infrastructures are also collapsing, and floods are occurring untimely. As a result, there are fears of the collapse of human civilisation.”

Minister Rana said developing countries, landlocked countries, and least developed countries have been hit hard by such issues, requiring support for sustainable development and climate financing for ‘climate justice.’

“At this time, humans are facing the double whammy of the impacts of natural disasters and global conflicts. Increasing violence and conflict have led to economic and technological inequality and a ‘digital divide’ between countries and people,” said Minister Rana.

The foreign minister said the Parliament has recently endorsed a law on transitional justice that ‘favours victims.’

Rana also suggested that the Peacebuilding Commission should move forward by partnering with bodies like the Security Council, General Assembly, and Economic and Social Council.

She thanked the world community for offering Nepal the opportunity to lead the Global Coordination Bureau and urged them to help underdeveloped countries increase their production capacity and gain access to regional and global markets.