George Chaponda Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will today address the United Nations General Assembly as Malawi representative.
Chaponda has the address today.
The address is expected to provide an important platform for Malawi to articulate its development priorities and reinforce its call for stronger international cooperation.
During the past week, the Minister held a series of bilateral engagements that placed education, investment, mining and economic diplomacy high on Malawi’s international agenda.
Among the notable outcomes is Malawi’s engagement with the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), through which the country secured reported financing of about US$150 million for education programmes.
Chaponda also pursued new diplomatic relationships, including Malawi’s establishment of diplomatic relations with Turkey, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, and Andorra, while other bilateral engagements opened discussions around trade, investment and economic cooperation.
A particularly significant engagement was with the United Arab Emirates, where Chaponda met a UAE Minister of State who expressed interest in Malawi’s critical minerals and mining sector.
The 81st UN General Assembly opened on 8th September 2026, and the High-Level General Debate began on Tuesday, 22nd September under the theme: restoring trust, managing transformation: a United Nations that delivers for all.
