The Chairperson of the Committee on Economic Development, Finance and Trade of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), Hon Sibeso Kakoma Sefulo, who is also Mwandi Member of Parliament, has expressed concern at the delay in the signing of the New Partnership Agreement (NPA) between the OACPS and the European Union (EU).

The Research Department in collaboration with the Parliamentary Reform Programme (PRP) held a virtual training workshop in basic parliamentary research for Constituency Office staff, from Monday, 19th to Tuesday, 20th December, 2022. The training workshop was officially opened by Mrs Cecilia Sikatele-Mambwe, Deputy Clerk (Procedure) of the National Assembly of Zambia. The aim of the workshop was among others, to enhance research, data collection and analysis skills for Constituency Office staff; as well as strengthen collaboration between the Research Department and Constituency Offices.

The National Assembly of Zambia’s Research Department is conducting a two (2) day capacity building workshop from 21^st to 22^nd December, 2022, at Waterfalls Hotel in Chongwe district. The workshop was officially opened by Mrs Loveness Mayaka, Acting Deputy Clerk – Administration. The training workshop is being attended by all staff in the Research Department. Facilitators of the workshop were drawn from the Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) and Oxfam Zambia.

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The Organisation of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) successfully held the 10th Summit of Heads of State and Government from 6th to 10th December, 2022, in Luanda, Angola, under the theme: “three continents, three oceans, a common destiny: building a resilient and sustainable OACPS.” At this Summit, Zambia’s Republican President, Mr Hakainde Hichilema, was represented by Hon Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane, MP, Minister of Finance and National Planning.

The Honourable Princess Kasune, MP, Deputy Government Chief Whip, led the Zambian Delegation to the 52nd Plenary Assembly Session of the Southern Africa Development Community Parliamentary Forum under the theme “The Role of Parliaments in Strengthening Legislative Frameworks For Peace and Security in the SADC Region” hosted by the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of Congo from 1st to 11th December, 2022.

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Following extensive negotiations at the Twenty–Seventh Session of the Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), held from 6th to 18th November, 2022, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, nearly 200 countries have agreed on a set of key outcomes, including the establishment of a fund to address loss and damage due to climate change.

Zambia’s deputy delegation leader to the Pan Africa Parliament (PAP) Miriam Chonya says it is important for African countries to share experiences and find common solutions to challenges facing them.

Speaking on the side-lines of the First Ordinary Session of this 6th Parliament of Pan African Parliament officially which opened on Monday in South Africa and runs until 11th November, 2022, Ms. Chonya says Zambia has a lot to learn from PAP on what other countries are doing in enhancing parliamentary democracy.