Zambia
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
Permanent Mission of Zambia to the United Nations, 237 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022
Tex: (212) 888-5770 Fax: (212) 888-5213 E-mail: zambia@un.int
STATEMENT BY
HON. LUCKY MULUSA
MINISTER
Please Check Against Delivery
MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
DURING THE MINISTERIAL SEGMENT OF THE
HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM
17m TO 19m JULY, 2016
AT
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK
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MR. PRESIDENT
IT IS AN HONOR FOR ME TO DELIVER THIS STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE ZAMBIAN
DELEGATION. LET ME AT THE OUTSET ALIGN MY STATEMENT WITH THE
STATEMENTS DELIVERED BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTERS FROM ECUADOR, AS
WELL AS CHAD ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP OF 77 AND CHINA, AND THE AFRICAN
GROUP, RESPECTIVELY.
MAY I STATE FROM THE ONSET THAT THE THEME "ERADICATING POVERTY AND
PROMOTING PROSPERITY IN A CHANGING WORLD" IS APPROPRIATE AND CALLS FOR
THE NEED TO ADOPT INNOVATIVE, RESPONSIVE AND INCLUSIVE APPROACHES TO
DEVELOPMENT, IN A MANNER THAT LEAVES NO ONE BEHIND.
MR. PRESIDENT
THE AMBITION OF "LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND" REFLECTS THE TRANSFORMATIVE
ASPECT OF THE 2030 AGENDA.
AT THE CORE OF THIS, IS TO PREMISE OUR FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES AND COUNTRIES IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS WHERE MOST OF THE
WORLD'S POOREST ARE FOUND.
WE NOTE THAT HUNGER, POOR HEALTH, GENDER INEQUALITY, SOCIAL EXCLUSION
AMONG OTHERS REMAIN DAUNTING CHALLENGES IN MANY COUNTRIES, INCLUDING
ZAMBIA.
THERE IS NEED FOR MUTUAL BUILDING OF STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS BOTH AT
BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL LEVELS BETWEEN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND
THE DEVELOPED WORLD.
THIS PARTNERSHIP MUST TRANSLATE INTO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES LIKE ZAMBIA
BENEFITTING IN AREAS WHERE DEVELOPMENT INADEQUACIES ARE PERVASIVE.
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AS A WAY OF INSTITUTIONALIZING THE 2030 AGENDA INTO THE NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PLANS, ZAMBIA RECENTLY LAUNCHED THE 7rn NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2017 -2021), WHOSE THEME IS "ACCELERATING
DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS TOWARDS THE VISION 2030 WITHOUT LEAVING ANYONE
BEHIND".
THE PLAN MAINSTREAMS THE SDG INDICATORS INTO OUR NATIONAL
PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK.
GOVERNMENT WILL DURING THE 7NDP PERIOD ACCELERATE THE
IMPLEMENTAtION OF THE SOCIAL PROTECTION POLICY WHICH PROVIDES SOCIAL
ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE GROUPS.
GOVERNMENT IS ALSO REFORMING THE INPUT DELIVERY AND DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEMS THROUGH THEE-VOUCHER SYSTEM; PRODUCTIVITY-ENHANCING AND
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
OTHER MEASURES INCLUDE: FARM BLOCK DEVELOPMENT; IRRIGATION
DEVELOPMENT; ENHANCED CROP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROMOTION; AS
WELL AS IMPROVING THE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS.
MR. PRESIDENT,
WITH REGARDS TO SDG NO 3, ZAMBIA HAS PUT IN PLACE A DEVELOPMENT
FRAMEWORK ARTICULATED UNDER THE DEVELOPMENT PILLAR OF THE SEVENTH
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN DEALING WITH "ENHANCING HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT".
THIS IS EXPECTED TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF ITS PEOPLE.
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE TO REDUCE CHILD AND MATERNAL
MORTALITY, COMMUNICABLE AS WELL AS NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.
NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONTINUE TO PRESENT A HUGE CHALLENGE TO THE
WELL-BEING OF ZAMBIANS WITH CANCER BEING THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE.
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CERVICAL CANCER IS THE MOST COMMON, AND ACCOUNTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 30
PER CENT OF CANCER CASES.
MR. PRESIDENT,
SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF GOAL NUMBER FIVE IS IMPORTANT AS IT IS A DRIVER
FOR THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AND_ CHILDREN. ZAMBIA HAS PUT IN PLACE A
COMPREHENSIVE LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY FRAMEWORKS TO DEAL WITH VARIOUS
FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION INCLUDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN
ERADICATING POVERTY REQUIRES INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE
INDUSTRIALIZATION. THE GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA CONSIDERS INDUSTRIALIZATION
AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AS FUNDAMENTAL PRE-REQUISITES TO
DEVELOPMENT.
FINALLY WITH REGARD TO THE MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION FOR 2030 AGENDA,
THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN'S STRONG ALIGNMENT TO THE SDGS IS A
STRONG DEMONSTRATION OF ZAMBIA'S COMMITMENT TO WORK WITH GLOBAL
PARTNERS IN ADDRESSING THE COUNTRY'S PERTINENT DEVELOPMENT
CHALLENGES.
THIS WILL BE SUPPORTED BY ENHANCED FRAMEWORKS FOR STATISTICAL AND
MONITORING AND EVALUATION CAPACITIES COUPLED WITH COORDINATED AND
DIVERSIFIED RESOURCE MOBILIZATION AND PARTNERSHIPS.
MR. PRESIDENT,
IN CONCLUSION, I WISH TO REITERATE AND ASSURE YOU OF ZAMBIA'S UNWAVERING
COMMITMENT TO THE PROCESS AND INDEED OUR CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN
THIS DISCOURSE OF ENSURING THAT WE CREATE A BETTER AND SAFE FUTURE FOR
OUR GENERATION AND THOSE TO COME.
I THANK YOU!
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Permanent Mission of Zambia to the United Nations, 237 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022
Tex: (212) 888-5770 Fax: (212) 888-5213 E-mail: zambia@un.int
STATEMENT BY
HON. LUCKY MULUSA
MINISTER
Please Check Against Delivery
MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
DURING THE MINISTERIAL SEGMENT OF THE
HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM
17m TO 19m JULY, 2016
AT
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK
1
MR. PRESIDENT
IT IS AN HONOR FOR ME TO DELIVER THIS STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE ZAMBIAN
DELEGATION. LET ME AT THE OUTSET ALIGN MY STATEMENT WITH THE
STATEMENTS DELIVERED BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTERS FROM ECUADOR, AS
WELL AS CHAD ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP OF 77 AND CHINA, AND THE AFRICAN
GROUP, RESPECTIVELY.
MAY I STATE FROM THE ONSET THAT THE THEME "ERADICATING POVERTY AND
PROMOTING PROSPERITY IN A CHANGING WORLD" IS APPROPRIATE AND CALLS FOR
THE NEED TO ADOPT INNOVATIVE, RESPONSIVE AND INCLUSIVE APPROACHES TO
DEVELOPMENT, IN A MANNER THAT LEAVES NO ONE BEHIND.
MR. PRESIDENT
THE AMBITION OF "LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND" REFLECTS THE TRANSFORMATIVE
ASPECT OF THE 2030 AGENDA.
AT THE CORE OF THIS, IS TO PREMISE OUR FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES AND COUNTRIES IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS WHERE MOST OF THE
WORLD'S POOREST ARE FOUND.
WE NOTE THAT HUNGER, POOR HEALTH, GENDER INEQUALITY, SOCIAL EXCLUSION
AMONG OTHERS REMAIN DAUNTING CHALLENGES IN MANY COUNTRIES, INCLUDING
ZAMBIA.
THERE IS NEED FOR MUTUAL BUILDING OF STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS BOTH AT
BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL LEVELS BETWEEN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND
THE DEVELOPED WORLD.
THIS PARTNERSHIP MUST TRANSLATE INTO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES LIKE ZAMBIA
BENEFITTING IN AREAS WHERE DEVELOPMENT INADEQUACIES ARE PERVASIVE.
2
AS A WAY OF INSTITUTIONALIZING THE 2030 AGENDA INTO THE NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PLANS, ZAMBIA RECENTLY LAUNCHED THE 7rn NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2017 -2021), WHOSE THEME IS "ACCELERATING
DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS TOWARDS THE VISION 2030 WITHOUT LEAVING ANYONE
BEHIND".
THE PLAN MAINSTREAMS THE SDG INDICATORS INTO OUR NATIONAL
PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK.
GOVERNMENT WILL DURING THE 7NDP PERIOD ACCELERATE THE
IMPLEMENTAtION OF THE SOCIAL PROTECTION POLICY WHICH PROVIDES SOCIAL
ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE GROUPS.
GOVERNMENT IS ALSO REFORMING THE INPUT DELIVERY AND DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEMS THROUGH THEE-VOUCHER SYSTEM; PRODUCTIVITY-ENHANCING AND
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
OTHER MEASURES INCLUDE: FARM BLOCK DEVELOPMENT; IRRIGATION
DEVELOPMENT; ENHANCED CROP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROMOTION; AS
WELL AS IMPROVING THE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS.
MR. PRESIDENT,
WITH REGARDS TO SDG NO 3, ZAMBIA HAS PUT IN PLACE A DEVELOPMENT
FRAMEWORK ARTICULATED UNDER THE DEVELOPMENT PILLAR OF THE SEVENTH
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN DEALING WITH "ENHANCING HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT".
THIS IS EXPECTED TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF ITS PEOPLE.
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE TO REDUCE CHILD AND MATERNAL
MORTALITY, COMMUNICABLE AS WELL AS NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.
NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONTINUE TO PRESENT A HUGE CHALLENGE TO THE
WELL-BEING OF ZAMBIANS WITH CANCER BEING THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE.
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..
CERVICAL CANCER IS THE MOST COMMON, AND ACCOUNTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 30
PER CENT OF CANCER CASES.
MR. PRESIDENT,
SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF GOAL NUMBER FIVE IS IMPORTANT AS IT IS A DRIVER
FOR THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AND_ CHILDREN. ZAMBIA HAS PUT IN PLACE A
COMPREHENSIVE LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY FRAMEWORKS TO DEAL WITH VARIOUS
FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION INCLUDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN
ERADICATING POVERTY REQUIRES INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE
INDUSTRIALIZATION. THE GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA CONSIDERS INDUSTRIALIZATION
AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AS FUNDAMENTAL PRE-REQUISITES TO
DEVELOPMENT.
FINALLY WITH REGARD TO THE MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION FOR 2030 AGENDA,
THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN'S STRONG ALIGNMENT TO THE SDGS IS A
STRONG DEMONSTRATION OF ZAMBIA'S COMMITMENT TO WORK WITH GLOBAL
PARTNERS IN ADDRESSING THE COUNTRY'S PERTINENT DEVELOPMENT
CHALLENGES.
THIS WILL BE SUPPORTED BY ENHANCED FRAMEWORKS FOR STATISTICAL AND
MONITORING AND EVALUATION CAPACITIES COUPLED WITH COORDINATED AND
DIVERSIFIED RESOURCE MOBILIZATION AND PARTNERSHIPS.
MR. PRESIDENT,
IN CONCLUSION, I WISH TO REITERATE AND ASSURE YOU OF ZAMBIA'S UNWAVERING
COMMITMENT TO THE PROCESS AND INDEED OUR CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN
THIS DISCOURSE OF ENSURING THAT WE CREATE A BETTER AND SAFE FUTURE FOR
OUR GENERATION AND THOSE TO COME.
I THANK YOU!
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