By Staff Writer:
President Lazarus Chakwera has arrived in New York, United States of America ahead of this in year’s 77th United Nations General Assembly.
Chakwera arrived in New York in the early hours of Thursday after attending the inauguration of Kenya’s newly elected president William Ruto on Tuesday.
This year’s UNGA is the first to be held physically since 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic which saw counties imposing travel restrictions.
Chakwera has since described the Assembly as a perfect opportunity for Malawi to seek solutions to the prevailing social and economic challenges in the country.
“This is a working trip as we engage world leaders and heads of international institutions from across all sectors of development. Our underlying goal is to bring from New York tangible outcomes in terms of multilateral and bilateral support from development partners in our quest to improve livelihoods of Malawians,” wrote Chakwera on his Facebook page.
Chakwera further feels that the Assembly which will be held under the theme, ‘A Watershed Moment: Transformative Solutions to Interlocking Challenges’, will seek workable solutions to some of the world’s most vexing issues from poverty, development and climate change to peace and security.
He is expected to address the General Assembly next week Thursday, September 22, 2022.
Apart from addressing the Assembly, Chakwera is also to hold other high profile side meetings including having an audience with US President Joe Biden.
He is also expected to meet the head of USAID.
The president is also expected to sign on behalf of the people of Malawi a five-year multimillion dollar compact project with the Millenium Challenge Corporation which aims at uplifting the country’s infrastructure development by among other things constructing durable roads across the country.
