A UN report warns that glaciers are melting at unprecedented speeds, threatening water, food, and climate stability. The Himalayas, Andes, and Eastern Africa are among the hardest-hit. This crisis, if unchecked, could impact two billion people globally.

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• UN flags fastest glacier melting ever recorded worldwide
• Over 2 billion people’s water, food security at serious risk
• Himalayan, Andean, Eastern African glaciers melting rapidly
• Eastern Africa has already lost up to 80% of its glaciers
• Andes have lost 30–50% of glaciers since 1998
• Alps and Pyrenees shrunk nearly 40% in recent decades
• Glacier melt will cause more floods, avalanches, droughts
• Agriculture, especially in mountain-fed regions, deeply impacted
• Melting permafrost releases methane, worsening global warming
• UN urges urgent action on mountain water governance and climate mitigation