Wina to lead Zambia to UN meeting on women

Republican Vice President Inonge Wina

Republican Vice President Inonge Wina will this weekend lead the Zambian delegation to the 59th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at United Nations Headquarters.

Mrs. Wina and her entourage will arrive in New York tomorrow afternoon.

First Lady, Esther Lungu who is championing women’s empowerment and the Minister of Gender and Child Development Professor Nkandu Luo will be part of the Zambia’s multi-sectoral delegation.

The Vice-President is expected to deliver Zambia’s national statement to the 59th Session of the CSW, hold bilateral meetings with the Swedish delegation and speak at a high-level side-event on reproductive rights.

Mrs. Wina will also deliver a lecture at Columbia University, one of the top universities institutions in USA.

She is also scheduled to meet Zambians living in the tri-state of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut at the Permanent Mission to the United Nations.

Zambia UN Mission Charge D’Affaires Ad Interim Christine Kalamwina has informed the advance party of the delegation that representatives of Member States, UN entities, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world will attend the annual event.

She has said Zambia will actively participate at CSW59 to champion gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Ms Kalamwina says CSW59 is an opportune gathering to introduce Zambia’s female Vice-President to the world.

The CSW59, dubbed Beijing+20, is taking place two decades after the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing that marked a significant turning point for the global agenda on gender equality.

The main focus of the session will be on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, including current challenges that affect its implementation and the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women.

The CSW59 will discuss opportunities to achieving gender equality and empowerment of women in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, currently being formulated.

This is contained in a statement released to Qfm News by First Secretary for press and public relations at the permanent mission of the republic of Zambia to the United Nations Chibaulwa Silwamba.