KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 20

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has left here today for the UN Headquarters in New York, leading a Nepali delegation to the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Speaker Devraj Ghimire, National Assembly Chairperson Narayan Prasad Dahal, Deputy Prime Ministers-Bishnu Prasad Paudel and Prakash Man Singh - ministers, lawmakers and high-ranking officials of the government, chiefs of security bodies saw Prime Minister Oli off at VVIP Lounge of Tribhuvan International Airport.

On the occasion, a contingent of the Nepali Army offered a guard of honour to PM Oli.

The Prime Minister will address the UNGA on September 26, according to the Foreign Ministry. The theme for the 79th UNGA General Debates is 'Leaving No One Behind: Acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future generations.'

Prime Minister Oli will attend the Opening Session of the General Debate of the 79th UNGA on September 24 and the reception to be hosted by the President of the United States, Joseph Robinette Biden on September 25, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

While in New York, the Prime Minister will address the Summit of the Future as the Chair of the Global Coordination Bureau of Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

He will also address the High-Level Plenary Meeting on Addressing the Existential Threats posed by Sea-Level Rise and the High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), among others.

On 23rd September, Prime Minister Oli will deliver a keynote address on 'Nepal's Journey to Democracy and Economic Prosperity' at Columbia University. In addition, he will speak at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at Harvard University, on 'Nepal's Prospective: From Transitional Justice to Climate Justice' on September 27.

Similarly, the Prime Minister will have a meeting with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres and is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings in the margins of the UNGA, according to the Foreign Ministry.

Prime Minister Oli is accompanied by his spouse Radhika Shakya, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Arzu Rana Deuba, Chief Advisor to PM, Bishnu Rimal, Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal and other senior officials. PM Oli is scheduled to return to Kathmandu on September 30.