Africa-Press – Malawi. Following public lash over the weekend, Vice president Saulos Chilima has trimmed his entourage to 15 delegates from 40 initially planned for 2022 United Nation
(UN) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Forum for Financing Development in New York, USA. Chilima is expected to leave for New York on Friday, April 22, 2022.
In a press statement dated, April 4, 2022 and made available to The Maravi Post, says the Vice President will lead the Malawi delegation from the Ministry of Finance and other sectors to the four day forum scheduled for 25th to 28th April 2022.
“His Excellency President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has delegated the Vice President to represent him and lead the Malawi delegation from the Ministry of Finance and other sectors to the four day forum scheduled for 25th to 28th April 2022. The Vice President’s office will have an entourage of 15.
“Some of the side engagements that the Vice President is expected to have while in New York include a meeting with the current Chair of ECOSOC. The Vice President is also expected to have meetings with the Acting Representative of the Office of Least Developed Countries and the UNDP Global Administrator,” reads part of the statement signed by Chilima’s publicist Pilirani Phiri.
Statement adds, “The Vice President has also been requested to make a Key Note Statement at a high level Leaders Dialogue on Green and Climate Resilience Bonds organised by United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF). Dr. Chilima is expected to return home on 30th April, 2022.”
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