Press Release 18 November 2025 Government of Zambia, UNHCR Launch Forced Displacement Survey on Africa Statistics Day LUSAKA, Zambia – Marking Africa Statistics Day today, the Government of the Republic of Zambia through the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) and the Office of the Commissioner for Refugees (COR) within the Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security, together with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has launched a comprehensive socioeconomic assessment on refugees and local hosting communities in the country. Dubbed the High-level Forced Displacement Survey (FDS) Report Snapshot and funded by the European Union, with support from UNICEF, the report seeks to generate robust evidence to guide inclusive, data-driven policymaking in line with Zambia’s National Refugee Policy (2023) and its Implementation Plan. It also establishes a baseline for refugees, former refugees, and host communities, enabling programme design and the measurement of long-term impacts of Zambia’s sustainability approach, whi