Zambia : Critics associate Hichilema’s absence from the UN General Assembly with Shrinking Civic Space

Pacific priorities at the UN General Assembly’s 2025 General Debate

From 23 to 29 September 2025, the annual General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) took place in New York. For six days, heads of state and government, ministers and diplomats from the UN’s 193 member states gathered to deliver their general statements. It is well worthwhile to take a look at the speeches by the 12 Pacific Island countries (PICs) that are members of the UN for several reasons. One of these is that, amid the cu…

Zambia : Critics associate Hichilema’s absence from the UN General Assembly with Shrinking Civic Space

By Venus N Msyani Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Mulambo Haimbe represented President Hakainde Hichilema at the United Nations General Assembly in New York last September. Hon. Haimbe addressed the assembly on September 29th, the final day of the session. While protocol dictates that ministers and permanent representatives typically speak later in the session, […]