UN General Assembly
2025

I now give the floor to His Excellency Mulambo Hamakuni, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Zambia. Your Excellency, Madam Annalena Birbock, President of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Your Excellency, Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations. Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Distinguished Delegates. I am honoured to address this August Assembly on behalf of Mr. Hagaende Hijelema, President of the Republic of Zambia. Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate you, Madam President, on your election to the Presidency of the 80th Session of the General Assembly. The choice of theme, Better Together, 80 Years and More for Peace, Development and Human Rights, is timely as it underscores the need for us to work together for the common good in the face of multiple global challenges. In this regard, Zambia reaffirms its faith in multilateralism and the United Nations Charter, a key foundation for our shared commitment to international peace and cooperation.