{"id":2149,"date":"2026-01-30T13:18:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/?p=2149"},"modified":"2026-01-30T13:18:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:18:44","slug":"un-praises-zambia-for-overcoming-daunting-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/?p=2149","title":{"rendered":"UN PRAISES ZAMBIA FOR OVERCOMING DAUNTING CHALLENGES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations (UN) has commended the Zambian government for overcoming various challenges in the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>United Nations Resident Coordinator, Beatrice Mutali, particularly mentioned the country\u2019s successful debt restructuring and the natural calamities like the drought as the challenges that Zambia endured.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Mutali was speaking on the sidelines of President Hakainde Hichilema\u2019s address to the annual greeting of the diplomatic corps event, where she highlighted the country\u2019s remarkable progress and steadfast commitment to sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p>She described the President&#8217;s address as enlightening and well structured, saying it also provides a clear overview of Zambia\u2019s journey and aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>She said from the United Nations\u2019 perspective, Mr Hichilema\u2019s speech reaffirmed Zambia\u2019s unwavering dedication to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n<p>Ms Mutali noted that the President emphasised the country\u2019s commitment to achieving these global targets and acknowledged ongoing reforms within the UN, which are vital in a rapidly changing world.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations Resident Coordinator further appreciated the President\u2019s assurance for a peaceful and transparent electoral process scheduled for August 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Mutali added that Zambia\u2019s progress and dedication to sustainable development and democratic stability continue to earn the country international support and optimism for the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe address highlighted significant improvements across various sectors. Zambia has experienced positive growth in the energy and mining sectors, fostering a more conducive environment for investment and economic development. These advancements indicate that Zambia is on an upward trajectory,\u201d she stated<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations (UN) has commended the Zambian government for overcoming various challenges in the past few years. United Nations Resident Coordinator, Beatrice Mutali, particularly mentioned the country\u2019s successful debt restructuring and the natural calamities like the drought as the challenges that Zambia endured. Ms Mutali was speaking on the sidelines of President Hakainde Hichilema\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":2150,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[26,25],"class_list":["post-2149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","category-onlyzanis","tag-ineverycornerofzambia","tag-zanis","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2149"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2151,"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2149\/revisions\/2151"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zanis.gov.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}