Metok Dam Threats on Tibet’s Yarlung Tsangpo River Raised at UN Human Rights Council

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Metok Dam Threats on Tibet’s Yarlung Tsangpo River Raised at UN Human Rights Council.

Geneva: On 20 March 2025, Phuntsok Tobgyal, UN Advocacy Officer at the Office of Tibet in Geneva, delivered an address during the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), highlighting the significant risks posed by the planned construction of the Metok Dam on Tibet’s Yarlung Tsangpo River. The dam project seriously threatens the environment, people, and regional stability. Phuntsok Tobgyal emphasised that such large-scale infrastructure development would severely damage Tibet’s fragile ecosystem and jeopardise water security for millions across South Asia.

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