Country Overview
Zambia hosts over 80,000 refugees, asylum-seekers and others of concern. The majority of people of concern are refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo and wider Great Lakes region as well as Angolan and Rwandan former refugees. The people of concern reside in Mantapala, Meheba and Mayukwayukwa refugee settlements as well as in Lusaka and other urban centres. UNHCR has four offices in Zambia including a Representation Office in Lusaka, Field Offices in Solwezi and Kawambwa, and a Field Unit in Kaoma.
Within the context of the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF), under the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) employing the whole-of-society approach, UNHCR provides comprehensive and solutions-oriented support, including livelihoods and self-reliance activities, to people of concern while advocating for the inclusion of refugees and other people of concern in the national system. In the context of COVID-19 pandemic, UNHCR has adapted work modalities to continue delivering protection and assistance to people of concern in Zambia in close coordination with the Government of Zambia and other stakeholders.
All Persons of Concern JSON 
96,729
Last updated 31 Jan 2024
Source - UNHCR, Government 
All Refugees JSON 
73,056
Last updated 31 Jan 2024
Source - UNHCR, Government 
All Asylum Seekers JSON 
6,121
Last updated 31 Jan 2024
Source - Government, UNHCR 
All Former Refugees JSON 
17,552
Last updated 31 Jan 2024
Source - Government 
Refugees by Origin JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source Data date Population
Dem. Rep. of the Congo Government 31 Jan 2024   79.0% 57,723
Burundi Government 31 Jan 2024   13.4% 9,797
Somalia Government 31 Jan 2024   5.2% 3,831
Rwanda Government 31 Jan 2024   1.2% 905
Others Government 31 Jan 2024   1.1% 800


Asylum Seekers by Origin JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source Data date Population
Dem. Rep. of the Congo Government 31 Jan 2024   68.1% 4,167
Burundi Government 31 Jan 2024   23.0% 1,408
Somalia Government 31 Jan 2024   5.4% 331
Others Government 31 Jan 2024   3.3% 201
Rwanda Government 31 Jan 2024   0.2% 14


Former Refugees by Origin JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source Data date Population
Angola Government 31 Jan 2024   76.8% 13,472
Rwanda Government 31 Jan 2024   23.2% 4,080


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    National Refugee Policy Implementation Plan - Zambia

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    National Refugee Policy Implementation Plan - Zambia
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    National Refugee Policy - Zambia

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    Donor Billboard
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    Mantapala Briefing Note January 2024 - Zambia

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    Mantapala Briefing Note
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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Regional Refugee Response Plan Dashboard - September 2023

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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Regional Refugee Response Plan Dashboard - September 2023
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    DRC RRRP - Zambian Chapter

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    DRC RRRP - Zambian Chapter
    Publish date: 28 September 2021 (2 years ago)
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    3W for Mantapala Settlement

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    Zambia - 3W Matrix

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    Publish date: 6 March 2018 (6 years ago)
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    COVID-19 Weekly Update

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    Publish date: 11 August 2021 (2 years ago)
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    UNHCR Zambia Covid-19 Update

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    UNHCR MAGAZINE 2020

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    Publish date: 19 June 2019 (4 years ago)
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    UNHCR Factsheet August 2023 - Zambia

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    UNHCR Factsheet August 2023 - Zambia
    Publish date: 27 September 2023 (5 months ago)
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    UNHCR Zambia Operational Update - March 2022

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    Publish date: 10 August 2022 (1 year ago)
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    UNHCR Zambia Operational Update - May 2022

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    Monthly Operational Update - May 2022
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    Zambia Achievement Report 2021 - Mayukwayukwa refugee settlement

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    Publish date: 20 March 2022 (1 year ago)
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    Zambia Achievement Report 2021 - Mantapala settlement

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    Mantapala settlement 2021
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    UNHCR Rwanda Returnees Statistics - December 2021

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    UNHCR Rwanda Returnees Statistics - December 2021
    Publish date: 10 January 2022 (2 years ago)
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    Zambia, Settlement profiles - February-2021

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    Settlement profiles
    Publish date: 2 March 2021 (3 years ago)
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    Statistics

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    Country-wide statistics of persons of concern in Zambia
    Publish date: 4 November 2019 (4 years ago)
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    Statistics Map

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    Statistics Map of Zambia for the month of October 2019
    Publish date: 4 November 2019 (4 years ago)
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    Statistics

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    Country-wide statistics for Zambia (October 2019)
    Publish date: 4 November 2019 (4 years ago)
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    Donor Visibility Billboard

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    Donor Billboard
    Publish date: 23 January 2024 (1 month ago)
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    Event report - Zambia country chapter launch of the DRC RRRP 2018

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    Event report - Zambia country chapter launch of the DRC RRRP 2018
    Publish date: 14 June 2018 (5 years ago)
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    Funding snapshot - Regional RRRP for the DRC (June 2018)

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    Funding snapshot - Regional RRRP for the DRC (June 2018)
    Publish date: 12 June 2018 (5 years ago)
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    Funding snapshot - Regional RRRP for the DRC (May 2018)

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    Funding snapshot - Regional RRRP for the DRC (May 2018)
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    Zambia Chapter of the Regional Refugee Response Plan for the Democratic Republic of Congo – DRC

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    Zambia Chapter of the Regional Refugee Response Plan for the Democratic Republic of Congo – DRC
    Publish date: 27 March 2018 (5 years ago)
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    Zambia Presence Map - February 2021

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    Zambia Presence Map
    Publish date: 2 March 2021 (3 years ago)
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    Zambia - Reference map

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    Zambia - Reference map
    Publish date: 20 July 2020 (3 years ago)
    Create date: 12 March 2018 (6 years ago)
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    Zambia - April 2013

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    Map in Adobe Acrobat format related to a UNHCR operation
    Publish date: 20 July 2020 (3 years ago)
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    Opportunities for inclusive Market System Development identified through Market Analysis - as of Feb 2018

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    Opportunities for inclusive Market System Development identified through Market Analysis - as of Feb 2018
    Publish date: 20 July 2020 (3 years ago)
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    Zambia, administrative map and refugee population - December 2006

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    Map in Adobe Acrobat format related to a UNHCR operation
    Publish date: 20 July 2020 (3 years ago)
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    Lusaka Inter-Agency Coordination Minutes (19 October 2018)

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    Lusaka Inter-Agency Coordination Minutes (19 October 2018)
    Publish date: 30 October 2018 (5 years ago)
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    Lusaka Inter-Agency Coordination Minutes (21 September 2018)

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    Lusaka Inter-Agency Coordination Minutes (21 September 2018)
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    Lusaka Inter-Agency Coordination Minutes (17 August 2018)

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    Lusaka Inter-Agency Coordination Minutes (17 August 2018)
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    Lusaka Inter-Agency Coordination Minutes (20 July 2018)

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    Lusaka Inter-Agency Coordination Minutes (20 July 2018)
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    Lusaka Inter-Agency Coordination Minutes (8 June 2018)

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    National Refugee Policy Implementation Plan - Zambia

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    National Refugee Policy Implementation Plan - Zambia
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    National Refugee Policy - Zambia

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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Regional Refugee Response Plan Dashboard - September 2023

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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Regional Refugee Response Plan Dashboard - September 2023
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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Regional Refugee Response Plan Dashboard - June 2023

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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Regional Refugee Response Plan Dashboard - June 2023
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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Refugees Situation Dashboard - June 2023

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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Refugees Situation Dashboard - June 2023
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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Regional Refugee Response Plan Dashboard - April 2023

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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Regional Refugee Response Plan Dashboard - April 2023
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    Summary - The Democratic Republic of the Congo Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2020-2021

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    The 2020-2021 Regional Refugee Response Plan for the DRC situation is covering the inter-agency response in the countries of asylum for Congolese refugees neighbouring the DRC: Angola, Burundi, Republ...
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    DRC 2021 RRRP

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    Publish date: 11 August 2021 (2 years ago)
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    The Democratic Republic of the Congo Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2020-2021

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    The 2020-2021 Regional Refugee Response Plan for the DRC situation is covering the inter-agency response in the countries of asylum for Congolese refugees neighbouring the DRC: Angola, Burundi, Republ...
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    The Democratic Republic of Congo Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2019-2020 - Revised in June 2019

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    The Democratic Republic of Congo Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2019-2020 - Revised in June 2019
    Publish date: 30 June 2019 (4 years ago)
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    UNHCR-UNDP Joint Programming Initiatives for the DRC situation

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    UNHCR and UNDP join forces to find sustainable solutions for Congolese refugees and host communities.Within the framework of the 2019-2020 Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) for the DRC situation, ...
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    The Democratic Republic of Congo Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2019-2020

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    The 2019-2020 Regional Refugee Response Plan for the DRC situation presents the biannual inter-agency effort to capture the needs of Congolese refugees in the region. By the end of 2019, at a first st...
    Publish date: 11 December 2018 (5 years ago)
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    Event report - Zambia country chapter launch of the DRC RRRP 2018

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    Event report - Zambia country chapter launch of the DRC RRRP 2018
    Publish date: 14 June 2018 (5 years ago)
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    MMC WEST AFRICA - 4Mi Snapshot - October 2018

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    Aspirations of refugees and migrants from West Africa.
    Publish date: 30 October 2018 (5 years ago)
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    June Factsheet - Zambia

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    Publish date: 20 July 2023 (7 months ago)
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    April Factsheet - Zambia

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    March Factsheet - Zambia

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    Operational update
    Publish date: 20 July 2023 (7 months ago)
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    May Factsheet - Zambia

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    Publish date: 20 July 2023 (7 months ago)
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    Mantapala Achievement Report for 2022 - Zambia

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    Publish date: 4 April 2023 (11 months ago)
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    UNHCR Operational Update September 2022 - Zambia

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    Zambia - UNHCR Operational Update February 2022

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    Zambia - UNHCR Operational Update February 2022
    Publish date: 10 May 2022 (1 year ago)
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    UNHCR Zambia Operational Update - October 2021

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    Operational Update - October 2021
    Publish date: 2 December 2021 (2 years ago)
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    July 2021 Operational Update - Zambia

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    Operational Update
    Publish date: 30 August 2021 (2 years ago)
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    Countrywide statistics for December 2019

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    Statistics
    Publish date: 3 February 2020 (4 years ago)
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    Congolese statistics

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    Statistics of active Congolese as of 31 March 2019
    Publish date: 10 April 2019 (4 years ago)
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    Mantapala Briefing Note January 2024 - Zambia

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    Mantapala Briefing Note
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    UNHCR Achievement Report 2022 - Zambia

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    UNHCR Achievement Report 2022 - Zambia
    Publish date: 1 February 2023 (1 year ago)
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    PRESS RELEASE ON THE UNHCR ASSISTANT HIGH COMMISSIONER'S VISIT TO ZAMBIA

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    Publish date: 21 November 2022 (1 year ago)
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    PRESS RELEASE ON THE UNHCR ASSISTANT HIGH COMMISSIONER'S VISIT TO ZAMBIA

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    UNHCR Zambia Operational Update - September 2021

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    UNHCR Zambia Operational Update
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    UNHCR partners with Jewel of Africa to train refugee youths in Lapidary

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    Livelihoods story
    Publish date: 23 May 2020 (3 years ago)
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    Zambia, Urban Refugee Programme Briefing Note

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    Briefing Note
    Publish date: 2 November 2020 (3 years ago)
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    Zambia, UNHCR Factsheet August 2020

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    Factsheet
    Publish date: 8 October 2020 (3 years ago)
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    Zambia, settlement profiles

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    Settlement profiles
    Publish date: 7 October 2020 (3 years ago)
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    Briefing Note - ZTVA

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    Briefing Note
    Publish date: 3 February 2020 (4 years ago)
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    Briefing Note - PSEA

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    The Government of Zambia and UNHCR launch Electrification of Refugee Settlements in Zambia Project at Meheba

    UNHCR ZAMBIA, 02 Feb 2024

    The Government of Zambia and UNHCR launch Electrification of Refugee Settlements in Zambia Project at Meheba ______________________________________________________________________________ 30 January 2024 - The Government of the Republic of Zambia, through the Rural Electrification Authority (RE... Read more

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    Joint Press Statement - National Refugee Policy - Zambia

    UNHCR - GRZ, 23 Jan 2024

    JOINT PRESS STATEMENT Friday 19 January 2024 For immediate release Zambia launches landmark National Refugee Policy Lusaka – Zambia: The Government of the Republic of Zambia has launched today the National Refugee Policy. The Policy outlines a progressive approach to asylum and refugee man... Read more

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    UNHCR - GRZ Joint Press Statement on the Launch of the National Refugee Policy for Zambia

    UNHCR - GRZ, 23 Jan 2024

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    National Refugee Policy - Picture

    The Zambian Minister of Home Affairs, Honourable Jack J. Mwiimbu launched the National Refugee policy and Implementation Plan on Friday, January 19th, 2024. The Policy outlines a progressive approach to asylum and refugee management that reflects and arti, 23 Jan 2024

    The Minister of Home Affairs, Honourable Jack Mwiimbu, launches the National Refugee Policy in Lusaka. Looking on is the UNHCR Representative in Zambia, Ms Preeta Law. Read more

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    Main World Refugee Commemoration in Kaoma - UNHCR Regional Director for Southern Africa - Valentin Tapsoba - and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security - Matembo - Handover a plaque to show appreciation to a local ch

    UNHCR, 23 Jan 2024

    UNHCR and the Office of the Commissioner for Refugees held the main World Refugee Day Commemoration in the Kaoma District of Western Province. Other refugee-hosting location like Lusaka, Meheba and Mantapala also held separate WRD commemorations. Read more

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      Highlights
    • A meeting was organized on Tuesday, 5 December 2023, by the Zambia Civil Liberties Union (ZCLU), a local NGO, with Members of Parliament to discuss refugees and statelessness. Many MPs attended the session, asking several questions and expressing political concerns. Clarifications were provided to the concerns raised by the MPs. The UNHCR Representative, the Commissioner for Refugees (COR), and refugees attended the meeting. UNHCR, directly or through partners, will continue to engage different stakeholders to further the interest of the people we serve.
    23 Jan 2024
    • Zambia's Vice President led a delegation from the government to attend the Global Refugee Forum (GRF) in Geneva, Switzerland. Upon departure in Lusaka, the Vice President said that Zambia will continue to shelter people seeking refuge from other countries due to conflicts, as mandated by the UN. Therefore, programmes such as the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva are important for the country to participate in. "As a country, we have hosted refugees for many years, and we will continue to provide shelter to those seeking protection from conflicts in our region," she said. The UNHCR Representative also attended the GRF in Geneva. While in Geneva, the Vice President will also take part in the celebration of the UN's 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The Vice President's attendance at a UNHCR function is a significant political representation and commitment by the Government of Zambia to the Global Compact on Refugees.
    23 Jan 2024
    A total of 10,851 individuals (2,922 families) voluntarily repatriated to the Democratic Republic of Congo between December 2021, when the first phase of the repatriation began and January 2023. The 3rd Phase of the Congolese repatriation is planned to commence in October 2023. Between 1 January and 30 September 2023, a total of 9,931 individuals were registered in the database. These comprised birth registrations, new arrivals and in-situ registrations. Of the 9,931, some 4,901 were new arrivals, with the majority from the DRC. From 1 January to 30 September 2023, some 2,409 individuals have cumulatively been submitted to various resettlement countries for resettlement consideration. 750 individuals have departed on resettlement so far this year to different countries. KEY INDICATORS 2,015 refugees were submitted to the USA as of 30 September 2023. 673 individuals departed on resettlement to various countries between 1 January and 30 September 2023. 67,197 individuals received treatment and care from the 10 settlement health facilities from 1 January to 30 September 2023. 13,096 are enrolled in schools across the three refugee settlements in Zambia, with 13% being from the host community. MAIN ACTIVITIES UNHCR and its partners support the Government to provide legal and community-based protection and social support. These interventions reached 19,817 persons in Lusaka and other urban areas, 39,838 people in the Meheba refugee settlement and 24,252 persons in the Mayukwayukwa refugee settlement in the North-Western and Western Provinces, respectively, and 8,138 persons in Mantapala settlement in Luapula Province are supported. Financial Information Contributions for the Zambia refugee operation (in US$) Total UNHCR financial requirements in 2023 for Zambia amount to US$ 25.5 million. Total recorded contributions for the UNHCR operation in Zambia as of 30 September 2023 amount to US$7,554,129 (70% funding gap). UNHCR is grateful to all donors for their continuous support. UNHCR is also grateful for unearmarked contributions made at the global level, which allow UNHCR critical flexibility to reach people in the greatest need and at the greatest risk.
    03 Nov 2023
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      The on-going conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have caused and continue to cause internal and external displacement of populations. In 2017, some 100,000 Congolese fled to neighbouring countries as refugees, due to widespread militia activities, unrest and violence, joining the 585,000 already in exile. The security conditions in DRC, especially in the eastern and central parts have continued to worsen since the beginning of 2018. Because of this, the Congolese refugee population is now among the ten largest in the world. Nearly 55 per cent are children, many crossing borders unaccompanied or separated. Existing camps and sites in many asylum countries are saturated, and available basic services are stretched to the limit. The situation requires support, adequate resources and collaboration so that effective protection and assistance can be delivered efficiently to Congolese refugees.

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