PRESIDENT Mnangagwa last night left for the 73rd Ordinary Session
of the United Nations General Assembly, where he will join other world leaders
in discussing how best to create equitable and peaceful societies.
The 73rd General Assembly Ordinary Session will mark
President Mnangagwa’s maiden address to the world’s largest inter-state
organisation, following his victory in the July 30 Presidential election.
President Mnangagwa was seen off at Robert Gabriel Mugabe
International Airport by senior Government officials.
Vice President Mohadi is the Acting President. Zimbabwe’s
Head of State and Government has made engagement and re-engagement with the
international community one of the pillars of his transformation agenda that
seeks to make Zimbabwe a middle-income society by 2030.
President Mnangagwa is expected to hold bilateral talks
with fellow leaders, as well as have engagements with business interest groups
as part of an investment drive that has secured commitments worth more than $20
billion in less than a year.
Further, the theme for this year’s General Assembly debate
dovetails well with President Mnangagwa’s crusade to foster sustainable peace
and economic equity at home.
World leaders’ discussions this year have been themed:
“Making the United Nations relevant to all people: Global Leadership and Shared
Responsibilities for Peaceful, Equitable and Sustainable Societies”.
The 73rd Session of the General Assembly started on
September 18, 2018, while the Grand Debate proper — led by Heads of State and
Government and/or their representatives — opens on September 25.
Prior to the Grand Debate, there will be a high-level
plenary on global peace to mark the centenary of the birth of South African
anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela (The Nelson Mandela Peace Summit).
On September 26, leaders will discuss the global fight
against tuberculosis, as a follow up to discussions in February this year.
The following day will focus largely on the review of
progress made in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.
This will be the third time that the UN General Assembly
has set aside a day for discussion of this emerging global health concern.
Herald
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