Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will depart for New York on Friday, leading Nepal’s delegation to the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Oli is scheduled to address the General Assembly on September 26. This year’s General Debate theme is “Leaving No One Behind: Acting Together for the Advancement of Peace, Sustainable Development, and Human Dignity for Present and Future Generations.”

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prime Minister Oli will attend the opening session of the General Debate on September 24 and a reception hosted by US President Joe Biden on September 25.

During his visit, Oli will address the Summit of the Future as Chair of the Global Coordination Bureau of Least Developed Countries (LDCs). He is also expected to meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the summit on September 22 in New York.

Prime Minister Oli will also participate in 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 other events.

In addition to his UNGA activities, Oli will deliver a keynote address on ‘Nepal’s Journey to Democracy and Economic Prosperity’ at Columbia University and speak at the John F Kennedy Jr Forum at Harvard University on ‘Nepal’s Perspective: From Transitional Justice to Climate Justice’ on September 27.

He is scheduled to meet United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and hold various bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the UNGA.

Oli will be accompanied by his spouse, Radhika Shakya; Minister for Foreign Affairs Arzu Rana Deuba; Chief Adviser to the prime minister Bishnu Prasad Rimal; Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal; and other senior government officials.

Oli is expected to return to Kathmandu on September 30.