HE Mr Edgar Chagwa Lungu, President of the Republic of Zambia Her Honour Mrs Inonge Wina, Vice President of the Republic of Zambia Hon Mr Lucky Mulusa, Minister for National Development Planning Honourable Ministers present Secretary to the Cabinet, Permanent Secretaries and senior government officials Your...

World Press Freedom Day commemoration 3 May 2017, Freedom Statue, Lusaka The Honourable Minister of Justice All senior Government Officials Representatives from the media liaison committee Journalists Ladies and Gentlemen Today is a very important day when we commemorate the World Press Freedom Day under the...

UNDP is pleased to announce that on Tuesday 18 July 2017 it has signed contracts worth 6, 3 million USD for the design and construction of 4 pharmaceutical warehouses in Mansa, Mpika, Chipata and Choma, with funding from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund). The signing was witnessed...

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver, held a press briefing to finalise her official visit to the Republic of Zambia, which was undertaken at the invitation of the Government from 3 to 12 May 2017.  The Objective of the mission was to evaluate the realisation of the right to food in...

Zambia highlighted the major steps it is taking to deal with climate change as part of the largest official delegation to visit GCF’s headquarters in Korea on 9 February. Welcoming the 23-member group, including three government ministers, GCF Executive Director Howard Bamsey highlighted the country’s ability to...

  The Sustainable Energy for All Forum is the landmark gathering celebrating the global sustainable energy movement. Over 1,000 high-level representatives from government, business, civil society and international organizations will gather in New York City for the 3rd Sustainable Energy for All Forum – its theme...

25th April is commemorated as National Malaria Day.  Today the United Nations in Zambia participated in the commemoration of the event under the theme "Malaria Ends with Me". In delivering her speech, UN Resident Coordinator Janet Rogan highlighted that sustainable development includes reaching good levels of health...

International Women’s Day Commemoration Lusaka Showgrounds, 8 March 2017 Remarks by the UN Resident Coordinator, Ms Janet Rogan "Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50/50 by 2030"   Your Excellency the President of the Republic of Zambia, Mr Edgar Chagwa Lungu Your Honour the Vice President, Mrs...

I pledge my support for the protection of the girl child in Zambia, that she should stay in school, that she should mature before she marries, that she should be protected from sexual predators and rape. I pledge to speak out to break the silence that protects those who violate women and childres. Abash...