UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | The confirmed death toll from Nepal's catastrophic flooding has risen to 903, with more than 4,200 people still missing, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said Monday, as rescue crews and humanitarian workers continue to contend with blocked highways in their effort to reach the hardest-hit areas. Triggered by a glacier collapse and landslide on Nepal's border with China last Wednesday, the disaster has become the country's deadliest natural event since the April 2015 earthquake, which killed approximately 9,000 people. As search and rescue operations continue, UN agen
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo “I invite Korean and other foreign investors to explore opportunities in Nepal’s promising sectors, like energy, agriculture, information technology, tourism, infrastructure, and manufacturing,” said Pushpa Raj Bhattarai, Chargé' d’Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of Nepal in Seoul on Sept. 24. Delivering remarks at the reception to mark the 10th National Day of Nepal, which is celebrated as the Constitution Day in commemoration of the promulgation of the Constitution of Nepal on September 20, 2015, Pushpa Raj Bhattarai said, “The Government of Nepal is dedicated to accel