Mutharika delegates Chaponda to UNGA

President Peter Mutharika has assigned Foreign Affairs Minister George Chaponda to represent Malawi at the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States due from 22nd to 28th of this month

According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the delegation will include Chaponda and four ministry officials whose participation costs will be covered by the United Nations.

The statement indicates that the government will cover only the Minister’s travel expenses.

he ministry noted that this delegation represents the smallest contingent Malawi has dispatched to UNGA and reflects Mutharika’s cost-reduction initiatives designed to stabilize the economy.

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Chipiliro Mpinganjira will subsequently join the delegation to participate in Climate Week NYC 2026, with his travel arrangements funded by iRise Global Inc, the organization that extended the invitation.

The aim of UNGA is the primary deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the UN.

Established in 1945, its main purpose is to serve as a global parliament where all 193 member states have an equal voice and vote to collaboratively address the world’s most pressing issues.