PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa met with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Acting Administrator, Mr Haoliang Xu, in Yokohama, Japan where he is attending the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9).

Following the closed-door engagement, Mr Xu reaffirmed UNDP’s commitment to supporting Zimbabwe’s development agenda.

“I think we had a very useful discussion about the progress Zimbabwe has achieved in recent years under the President’s leadership.  We talked about the collaboration between UNDP and the government in different areas of development, especially in supporting national development strategies.

“Reforms in economic development, in environmental protection, in improving people’s lives through health system improvement, and also about innovation in the future, about how to work together to create jobs for young people. So I think it was really good, and UNDP is very committed to supporting the development of Zimbabwe,” he said.