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The African Group

Message from the Chair

The Member States in the United Nations General Assembly are divided into various geographical groupings. These are the groupings through which elections are conducted into various UN bodies and agencies.

 

Africa is allocated 3 non-permanent members of the Security Council, 14 members on ECOSOC, 13 Members on the Human Rights Council and the President of the General Assembly in years ending 4 and 9. 

 

The Africa Group at the United Nations is made up of the 54 African Union Member States at the United Nations. The bloc coordinates its efforts on various topics, ranging from health and migration to issues of peace and security.

 

The group hold regular meetings to receive briefings from guests and UN officials and discuss on UN resolutions and topics so a common African position can be reached. 

 

The group is chaired by an Ambassador from a Member State, with the position rotating monthly. The African Union Observer Mission serves as a coordinating secretariat for the group by arranging meetings, supporting the Chair, and generally providing logistical and administrative assistance where necessary. 

 

 

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In such challenging times, the importance of African solidarity and strong multilateralism in advancing the interests of humanity, including promoting peace and security and accelerating progress on the SDGs cannot be overemphasised. Zambia is honoured to take the Chairmanship of the Africa Group at the UN

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H.E. Mr. Chola Milambo

Ambassador and
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations

President of the African Group for the month of November 2023

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