Post Cabinet Brief: The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Honourable Fredrick Shava briefed Cabinet of His Excellency the President’s highly successful visit to the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, United States of America, from 18 – 22 September 2023.
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The nation is being informed that in his address to the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, His Excellency the President stressed the compelling need to strengthen multilateralism for the world to effectively respond to the multi-dimensional and interlinked crises facing the global community.
He highlighted the benefits of the land reform programme in Zimbabwe, particularly the record production of wheat and tobacco.
He emphasized that previous crop production records had been surpassed, adding that the country is now food secure.
His Excellency the President deplored the continued application of the unilateral sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, which were causing immense suffering among the generality of the people.
Leaders from Angola, Cuba, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa joined his Excellency the President in calling for the unconditional lifting of the sanctions.
The nation is further informed that His Excellency the President participated and contributed in the following meetings: the SDG Summit; the High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development; the High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response; Universal Health Coverage (UHC); and the Fight Against Tuberculosis.
His Excellency the President joined other leaders from the Global South in calling for the reform of the global financial architecture, the need for more investments in the health sector, and resource mobilization towards the elimination of tuberculosis.
Cabinet wishes to inform the nation that His Excellency the President engaged his SADC counterparts, notably H.E. President Lourenzo of Angola; H.E. President Nyusi of Mozambique; H.E. President Geingob of Namibia; and H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa.
The engagements were on the recent peaceful, free and fair harmonized elections in Zimbabwe, as well as cooperation in the energy sector with Mozambique.
Cabinet wishes to highlight that His Excellency the President also met the UK Minister for International Development and Africa, the Right Honorable Andrew Mitchell; the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. A. Adesina; the President of the Afrexim Bank, Professor Benedict Oramah; the Presidents of GE Vernova Canada and GE Vernova Africa, Heather Chalmers and respectively, and Executives from Investments in Manufacturing, Production and Infrastructure Inc. (IMPI).
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