Leading a 15-member delegation, Prime Minister Balendra Shah is set to travel to New York to participate in the United Nations General Assembly on September 23.

The team comprises Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal, the Prime Minister's Chief Advisor Kumar Ben, and Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai, along with officials from the ministry, the Prime Minister's Secretariat, and security agencies.

A delegation led by Foreign Minister Khanal will depart for New York on September 20 to participate in various sideline meetings.

PM Shah is scheduled address the General Assembly on September 24.

He decided to attend the General Assembly to draw international attention to the devastation caused by the Bhote Koshi floods.

Earlier, the government had planned to send only a delegation led by Foreign Minister Khanal to the UN General Assembly.