Mudenda lauds outgoing UN representative

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda yesterday lauded outgoing United Nations (UN) resident co-ordinator Maria Ribeiro for her work in building the capacity of parliamentary portfolio and thematic committees.

Ribeiro yesterday paid a courtesy call on Mudenda as she wound up her duties in the country, where she has been representing the UN in its support of programmes to fight corruption, promotion of gender rights and issues pertaining to socio-economic and good governance.

“We express our most profound gratitude for the co-ordinate work that she (Ribeiro) has done in ensuring that the UN agencies work productively with our Parliament, especially in capacitating our various portfolio committees, as well as in the individual capacitation of our MPs,” Mudenda said.

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