President Mnangagwa left for New York last night for the
74th Ordinary Session of United Nations General Assembly where the country’s
focus would be on discussions around climate change.
In his address to the nation last night the President said
the country would also use the platform to call for the removal of the illegal
sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe.
“I shall be leaving for the United States of America where
Zimbabwe will join other nations of the world at this year’s Session of the UN
General Assembly,” he said.
“For us, we have a particular interest in discussions
around climate change and Sustainable Development Goals. Our country, alongside
three others in the region, was this last March hit by a deadly cyclone which
claimed many lives; which displaced many of our people and damaged a lot of our
infrastructure.
“We are still grappling with the after-effects of Cyclone
Idai, as indeed we continue to reel from effects of a climate change-induced
severe drought.
“Even though Zimbabwe’s contribution to emission of gases
that damage our ozone layer is negligible, its exposure to climate
change-related crises is horrendous. We therefore have a direct interest in
discussions and decisions which the nations of the world take on this very
matter which blight our prospects and retard the attainment of SDGs.”
President Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe would continue to use the
UN platform to speak against the illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe that
have caused untold suffering to ordinary people.
“Alongside Africa and the progressive world, we will
continue to use the UN platform to speak against illegal sanctions imposed
against our country by the West.
“As I leave for New York, Zimbabwe is heartened by the
recent decision of Sadc declaring 25th October as the Day of Action Against
Illegal Sanctions.
“We in Zimbabwe, who are on the receiving end of these
illegal sanctions, should speak the loudest and campaign the hardest against
them,” President Mnangagwa said. Herald
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