ZAMBIA CALLS FOR EVIDENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED UNDP–UNOPS MERGER AT UN EXECUTIVE BOARD SESSION

PRESS STATEMENT For immediate Release   New York, 10th June 2026 – Zambia has called for a transparent, evidence-based and independent assessment of all options regarding the proposed merger between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS. Speaking on behalf of African Executive Board members from Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tunisia and Nigeria during the Annual Session of the Executive Board of the UNDP, UNFPA, and UNOPS, being held at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 8th to 11th June 2026, Zambia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dr. Chola Milambo, who is representing Zambia as Vice President on the