United Nations Zambia Supports Government on the Consultations on Summit of the Future

In preparation for Zambia’s participation at the Summit of the Future to be held in New York, 23 to 24 September 2024, the United Nations in Zambia is this week supporting Government-led stakeholder consultations aimed at ensuring a well-informed country position at the global gathering. The Summit of the Future is a high-level event, bringing together world leaders to forge a new international consensus on how to deliver a better present and safeguard the future. It will also address critical issues, including major global shocks that have impacted on the economies of many countries, including Zambia.

The consultations, which will be held in Lusaka from 17-18 June and in Ndola on 21 June, will involve over 300 participants drawn from the Government, private sector, civil society organisations, youth, Persons with Disabilities and women. 

UN Resident Coordinator in Zambia, Ms Beatrice Mutali has underscored the importance of the consultations for the Summit as key in ensuring that Zambia’s position is including in the draft declaration which will be key in the deliberations during the Summit. The Governments of Namibia and Germany are co-facilitators of the Summit.

“The Summit of the Future is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to enhance cooperation on critical challenges and address gaps in global governance, reaffirm existing commitments including those to the Sustainable Development Goals. It will also help the world move towards a reinvigorated multilateral system that is better positioned to positively impact people’s lives,” said Ms Mutali.

The Summit will focus on five key priority areas which are called the “Pact for the Summit” namely sustainable development and financing for development; international peace and security; science, technology and innovation and digital cooperation; youth and future generations; and transforming global governance. 

Zambia and Sweden are co-facilitators for the Digital Global Compact, which is one of the priorities to be considered during the summit. It is our hope that the government will take this opportunity to enhance the country’s digital transformation agenda.

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About the UN in Zambia

The UN in Zambia is comprised of 24 agencies, funds, and programmes. In addition to the Resident Coordination Office (RCO) and UNDSS, 13 agencies are resident (FAO, ILO, IOM, UNAIDS, UNCDF, UNDP, UNECA, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNESCO, WFP and WHO) and 11 are non-resident agencies (IFAD, ITC, OHCHR, UN-HABITAT, UNCTAD, UNEP, UNIDO, UNODC, UNOPS, UNWomen and WMO). UN Zambia also hosts the Africa sub-regional office for UN Development Coordination Office (UNDCO) antenna for Southern Africa. The UN provides support to Zambia through the Zambia-United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2023-2027. The Cooperation Framework, which is aligned with Zambia’s Eight National Development Plan (8NDP), has four pillars, namely: Prosperity, People, Peace and Planet.

For more information, please contact:

Mark Maseko, National Information Officer

United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), Lusaka, 

P: +260-211-386200 

E: masekom@un.org