PM Shah to leave for UNGA on Sept. 22

Kathmandu, Sept. 18

Prime Minister Balendra Shah is leaving for New York on September 22, leading a Nepali delegation to the High-Level Week of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

He will address the General Debate of the session on 24 September 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) informed in a statement.

During his stay in New York, PM Shah is scheduled to hold a meeting with the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

Separately, Minister for Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal will be leaving for New York on September 20 to participate in various high-level meetings, side events and ministerial-level engagements. He will also hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts and other dignitaries.

The Nepali delegation comprises of FM Khanal, Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister Kumar Byanjankar, Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai and other senior officials of the government of Nepal.

PM Shah is scheduled to return Kathmandu on September 26.

Published in The Rising Nepal on 19 September 2026.