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Breaking the Limits of Care

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The Beginning of the Road

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What the Architecture of Inclusion Looks Like

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UNDP and Panos Institute Re-Launch iVerify Zambia 2.0 to Safeguard 2026 Elections

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Poster promoting Pan-African Incubation Programme for MineTech Startups; hard hat on mining site.
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Call for Applications: Join The Pan-African MineTech Startup Incubation Programme

Submit an application for the 1st cohort of African mining-tech entrepreneurs to begin incubation in July 2026

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From Exhibition Booths to Cross-Border Partnerships: ECoWYERT at Biashara Afrika 2026

For three days, Lomé became a meeting point for the continent’s ambitions around regional integration, industrial growth and inclusive economic transformation.

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UNDP Strengthens Zambia’s Supplier Competitiveness Through Supplier Development Training and Accreditation Programme

The training and induction of the second cohort of the Supplier Development Training and Accreditation Programme was held in Kitwe, Zambia, bringing together consultants, government representatives, private sector leaders, academics and development partners

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From the Cutting Table to the World

How the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme is Putting Zambia’s Minerals in Zambia’s Hands

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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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