ZAMBIA ELECTED AS VICE PRESIDENT ON THE UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS EXECUTIVE BOARD - 2026
Dr. Milambo, will be part of Bureau of four
Vice-Presidents, representing the regional groupings of the United Nations
under the Presidency of the Eastern
European Group.
The Bureau comprises Mr. Cornel Feruță, Permanent
Representative of Romania representing the Group of Eastern European States and
President of the Executive Board; Mr. Brian Wallace, Permanent Representative
of Jamaica as Vice President
representing the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States; Mr.
Jonibek Hikmat, Permanent Representative of Tajikistan as Vice President
representing the Group of Asia-Pacific States; and Mr. Lauri Voionmaa, Deputy
Permanent Representative of Finland as Vice representing the Group of Western
European and Other States.
Members of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board
perform the governance and oversight roles, seeking to ensure effectiveness in
delivery of the mandates of the agencies, while promoting their sound
management and governance.
In this regard, Dr Milambo will continue to serve
the other functions of the Permanent Representative of Zambia to the United
Nations.
In his remarks accepting the Vice Presidency,
Ambassador Milambo expressed gratitude for the support of the Africa Group and
entrusting Zambia to represent its interest.
Ambassador Milambo underscored the need to safeguard
the development role of the UN and the importance of the three agencies in
focusing on the most needy.
He pledged to support the President of the Board in
providing sufficient oversight over the institutions and providing strategic
direction of these institutions.
He further assured management of Zambia’s support in
delivering development at the grassroots level.
Zambia's Vice Presidency on the Executive of the
Board comes against a backdrop of the UN80 Initiative, a major system-wide reform of the United Nations (UN)
that seeks to help the UN adapt to today’s complex global challenges by making
it more efficient, responsive, agile, and effective in fulfilling its core
missions. Zambia will, over the one-year term, advance Africa's interests in
the undertakings of the Executive Boards. Zambia is serving the second of its
two-year term on the Executive Boards.
The other members of the Group of African States on
the Board in 2026 are Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria,
Rwanda and Tunisia.
This election is a recognition of the efforts and
leadership of Zambia at the United Nations, particularly in areas of advancing
sustainable development, and aligns with the country's Foreign Policy anchored
on economic diplomacy.
This is contained in a statement issued by First Secretary
for Press and Public Relations at The Permanent Mission of Zambia to the United
Nations, Namatama Njekwa.
By Evans Sinjela
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