Prime Minister Shah Departs for US; New York Visit Schedule Released

Kathmandu / Sept. 22, 2026: Prime Minister Balendra Shah has departed for New York, United States, leading the Nepali delegation to the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Prime Minister Shah left Tribhuvan International Airport this evening on a Qatar Airways flight bound for New York via Doha, according to Deepa Dahal, the Prime Minister’s press and research adviser.

Prime Minister Shah will be received at Hamad International Airport in Doha by Kumar Rai, Nepal’s Chargé d’Affaires to Qatar, along with senior officials from the Nepali Embassy.

Shah is scheduled to depart Doha for New York at 1:45 p.m. local time on Wednesday, September 23. Upon arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, he will be received by Lok Bahadur Thapa, Nepal’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sharad Raj Aran, Nepal’s Chargé d’Affaires to the United States, and other officials.

On the same day, Prime Minister Shah will visit the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations. He will receive a briefing on his visit from the Foreign Secretary, Nepal’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, the Chargé d’Affaires to the United States, and Nepal’s Consul General in New York.

Shah will then attend a reception hosted in his honor by the Permanent Representatives of Nepal.

On September 24, Prime Minister Shah is scheduled to meet United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. He will subsequently address the United Nations General Assembly on behalf of Nepal.

On September 25, Prime Minister Shah will depart New York for Doha. He will be seen off at John F. Kennedy International Airport by Permanent Representative Thapa, Chargé d’Affaires Aran, and other officials.

Prime Minister Shah is scheduled to return to Nepal on September 26, 2026. RSS