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  • Some 257 women and youth owned businesses from Lusaka, Meheba, Mayukwayukwa and Mantapala refugee settlements were supported with business grants to help them recover their small-scale businesses. A total of 5,440 people of concern (PoCs) in the three refugee settlements have undertaken COVID-19 tests since the pandemic began in March 2020. At the end of October 2021, UNHCR submitted 169 cases comprising 643 refugees for resettlement consideration. Most of the resettlement departures were to Nordic countries.
    highlight 02 Dec 2021 (2 years ago)
    Zambia
  • UNHCR Zambia joins in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence

    news Commemoration of 16-days of activism against GBV, 02 Dec 2021 (2 years ago )
    UNHCR Zambia today joined the rest of world to commemorate the International Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women and to begin the 2021 campaign of the 16 days of Gender Activism against GBV. UNHCR, partners ( Caritas Czech Republic, Office of the Commissioner for Refugees & Makeni Hea...
  • Some 257 women and youth owned businesses from Lusaka, Meheba, Mayukwayukwa and Mantapala refugee settlements were supported with business grants to help them recover their small-scale businesses. A total of 5,440 people of concern (PoCs) in the three refugee settlements have undertaken COVID-19 tests since the pandemic began in March 2020. At the end of October 2021, UNHCR submitted 169 cases comprising 643 refugees for resettlement consideration. Most of the resettlement departures were to Nordic countries.
    highlight 02 Dec 2021 (2 years ago)
    Zambia
  • UNHCR Regional Director meets Minister of Home Affairs

    news UNHCR Zambia, 02 Dec 2021 (2 years ago )
    The UNHCR Regional Director for Southern Africa, Valentin Tapsoba, on the last day of his visit to Zambia, conferred with the Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security, Honourable Jack Mwimbu in Lusaka.
  • UNHCR REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA TO VISIT ZAMBIA

    news UNHCR Zambia, 16 Nov 2021 (2 years ago )
    Friday 12 November 2021 UNHCR REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA TO VISIT ZAMBIA Lusaka, Zambia – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency’s Regional Director for Southern Africa, Mr. Valentin Tapsoba, arrives in Zambia on Sunday 14 November 2021 for a ten-day official visit. Mr. Tapsoba, who oversees U...
  • UNHCR Regional Director for Southern Africa Visits Jewel of Africa

    news UNHCR Zambia, 16 Nov 2021 (2 years ago )
    UNHCR Regional Director for Southern Africa, Valentin Tapsoba, applauds the apprenticeship partnership between UNHCR Zambia and Jewel Of Africa. Jewel of Africa trains refugees and Zambians in Lapidary, a profession specializing in sorting, grading, cutting, polishing and designing of uncut gemsto...
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    UNHCR Zambia Operational Update - September 2021

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    UNHCR Zambia Operational Update
    Publish date: 8 November 2021 (2 years ago)
    Create date: 8 November 2021 (2 years ago)
  • At the end of September, UNHCR had submitted 163 cases comprising 624 refugees for resettlement consideration. Most of the cases were submitted to the Nordic countries. A total of 5,231 people of concern (PoCs) have had access to COVID-19 testing in Zambia. Some 254 refugee business holders benefited from Cash-based Intervention (CBI) for livelihoods amounting to over US$ 58,000 in September.
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    Zambia
  • At the end of September, UNHCR had submitted 163 cases comprising 624 refugees for resettlement consideration. Most of the cases were submitted to the Nordic countries. A total of 5,231 people of concern (PoCs) have had access to COVID-19 testing in Zambia. Some 254 refugee business holders benefited from Cash-based Intervention (CBI) for livelihoods amounting to over US$ 58,000 in September. .
    highlight 08 Nov 2021 (2 years ago)
    Zambia
  • At the end of September, UNHCR had submitted 163 cases comprising 624 refugees for resettlement consideration. Most of the cases were submitted to the Nordic countries. A total of 5,231 people of concern (PoCs) have had access to COVID-19 testing in Zambia. Some 254 refugee business holders benefited from Cash-based Intervention (CBI) for livelihoods amounting to over US$ 58,000 in September.
    highlight 08 Nov 2021 (2 years ago)
    Zambia