Governance

Rights groups continue to press for transparent investigations, reconstruction where warranted, and stronger safeguards so that historic places of worship are not erased regardless of the current demographic composition of surrounding communities.

Low-income households, which spend a disproportionate share of income on basic staples, face the greatest risk.

Every fraction of a degree and every year avoided above 1.5°C matters for lives, ecosystems, economies and the feasibility of recovery.

The scale of the challenge has made this one of the most complex rescue efforts in Nepal’s recent history.

Expanding wildlife rescue centres to every province and linking them with tourism is also under discussion.

Safai Karmachari Andolan declared the launch of a year-long campaign INDIA@80 to free India from the national shame of manual scavenging.

The disaster has already prompted international assistance, including satellite damage mapping and support for rescue operations.

Without rapid and substantial additional funding, the outlook for the remainder of 2026 is grim, UNICEF says, as peak wasting season is underway.