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Growing Local Dreams

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The Key to Unlocking Green Capital in Zambia

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Connecting Care

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Beyond the Roadshow

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Zambia and India Deepen Strategic Partnership on Digital Health Supply Chain System

Zambia, with support from UNDP and the Government of India, is advancing digital public infrastructure for health by strengthening medicines traceability and supply chain management through an adapted eVIN system.

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Women farmers in Zambia test Czech innovation to combat drought and grow circular forest economies

Innovative Czech-supported project empowers women farmers in Zambia to fight drought through science and circular economy

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What If the Sun Could Power Dignity?

How a Small Farming Club in Mongu Is Turning Solar Energy into Hope, Jobs and Justice

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Zambia Launches First-Ever Green Finance Taxonomy, Marking a Historic Milestone for Sustainable Investment in Africa

UNDP Zambia invites eligible organizations to apply for community-led conservation projects supporting Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities under ICCA-GSI Phase 2.

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What we do

UNDP works with the Government and people of Zambia to achieve the vision 2030 , the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the implementation of Government's development plans. Our work in the country, is guided corporately by the UNDP Strategic Plan, the United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership Framework and our Country Programme Document (CPD). We are structured around four distinct and yet interlinked programmatic areas; environment and energy, governance and gender, inclusive growth and SDGs; and health systems strengthening for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

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Stewards of The Next Innovation Generation

Set inside the hum of fablabs and the quiet courage of first steps into leadership, this story follows three young women navigating the Mukuba UniPod NextGen Managers Programme as they learn to turn ideas into impact. Through hands-on training, mentorship, and real responsibility, Mable, Patience, and Retiana are discovering how innovation ecosystems work, and how their can presence reshape Zambia's future. Their journeys reveal how confidence, access, and community can transform individual ambition into ripples that travel across Zambia’s innovation landscape, opening doors for others to follow.

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Zambia at a Glance

19.6

million

There are approximately 19.6 million people in Zambia

0.540

GII (2022)

Zambia's Gender Inequality Index (2022) is 0.540 — positioning the country as 138 out of 190 countries and territories

0.565

HDI (2021)

Zambia’s HDI value for 2021 is 0.565 — which put the country in the medium human development category—positioning it at 154 out of 191 countries and territories.

63.9

years

Life expectancy at birth

36.7

Percent

population between 15 - 35 years old

2,615

(2017 PPP $)

estimated Gross National Income Per Capita in 2021

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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise known as the Global Goals, are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
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