Prime Minister Balen Shah’s trip to New York is his first foreign visit since becoming PM, and his September 24 UN General Assembly speech is expected to focus heavily on climate justice, Nepal’s recent devastating floods, and the disproportionate burden faced by Himalayan countries that contribute very little to global emissions. Officials and reporting indicate he is expected to push for financial compensation, climate-loss funding, grants rather than loans, and greater responsibility from major polluting nations—while also speaking about Nepal’s recent political changes, youth leadership and its role in UN peacekeeping. One provocative question hanging over the speech: Will Balen directly challenge the world’s biggest emitters and argue that countries contributing most to global warming should financially compensate countries like Nepal for the damage? Reporting says compensation and climate justice are expected themes, but I have not found evidence that he plans to propose literally “fining” individual countries.