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UNFPA Zambia

Zambia has made notable progress in improving maternal health in the last decade. However, progress is insufficient to achieve the target for the maternal health Millennium Development Goal. With a low contraceptive prevalence rate and limited skilled birth attendance, there remains a critical need to accelerate the implementation of high impact maternal health interventions. UNFPA supports programmes for family planning, emergency obstetric and neonatal care, midwifery, HIV prevention, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health at national and subnational levels.

Key humanitarian results 2020

Number of mobile clinics

Functional health facilities supported by UNFPA that provide Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC)

Personnel trained on clinical management of rape

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Programme Activities

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Zambia 2023 Programme Activities data

Ending gender-based violence and harmful practices
By 2025, the reduction in gender-based violence and harmful practices has accelerated
Total Spending:
$3,042,908
Implemented by:
GOV $164,631 (5%)
UNFPA $1,784,642 (59%)
UN $73,575 (2%)
NGO $1,020,059 (34%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (36%)
Non-core Resources (64%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$2,444,477
Implemented by:
UNFPA $1,457,874 (60%)
UN $73,575 (3%)
NGO $873,380 (36%)
GOV $39,648 (2%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (35)
Non-core Resources (65)
Gender and social norms
By 2025, strengthened mechanisms and capacities of actors and institutions to address discriminatory gender and social norms to advance gender equality and women’s decision-making
Total Spending:
$262,134
Implemented by:
UNFPA $151,033 (58%)
NGO $101,250 (39%)
GOV $9,851 (4%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (9)
Non-core Resources (91)
Population change and data
By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Total Spending:
$93,607
Implemented by:
UNFPA $57,941 (62%)
NGO $1,838 (2%)
GOV $33,829 (36%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (97)
Non-core Resources (3)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$242,690
Implemented by:
UNFPA $117,795 (49%)
NGO $43,592 (18%)
GOV $81,303 (34%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (51)
Non-core Resources (49)
Ending preventable maternal deaths
By 2025, the reduction of preventable maternal deaths has accelerated
Total Spending:
$1,158,629
Implemented by:
UNFPA $842,051 (73%)
GOV $242,141 (21%)
NGO $74,437 (6%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (86%)
Non-core Resources (14%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$47,066
Implemented by:
UNFPA $31,109 (66%)
GOV $15,956 (34%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (59)
Non-core Resources (41)
Policy and accountability
By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks
Total Spending:
$248,123
Implemented by:
UNFPA $183,993 (74%)
NGO $64,130 (26%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100)
Population change and data
By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Total Spending:
$281,830
Implemented by:
UNFPA $221,825 (79%)
GOV $60,005 (21%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100)
Non-core Resources (0)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$581,611
Implemented by:
UNFPA $405,124 (70%)
NGO $10,307 (2%)
GOV $166,180 (29%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (75)
Non-core Resources (25)
Ending the unmet need for family planning
By 2025, the reduction in the unmet need for family planning has accelerated
Total Spending:
$700,631
Implemented by:
UNFPA $354,433 (51%)
NGO $134,351 (19%)
GOV $211,847 (30%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (29%)
Non-core Resources (71%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$124,487
Implemented by:
UNFPA $28,881 (23%)
NGO $85,957 (69%)
GOV $9,649 (8%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (22)
Non-core Resources (78)
Policy and accountability
By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks
Total Spending:
$1,683
Implemented by:
UNFPA $1,683 (100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100)
Population change and data
By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Total Spending:
$88,252
Implemented by:
UNFPA $35,994 (41%)
GOV $52,258 (59%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100)
Non-core Resources (0)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$486,209
Implemented by:
UNFPA $287,875 (59%)
NGO $48,394 (10%)
GOV $149,940 (31%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (18)
Non-core Resources (82)

Programme Documentation

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CPD Zambia [2023-2027] (DP/FPA/CPD/ZMB/9)
Cycle: 2023-2027
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CPD Zambia [2011-2015] (DP/FPA/DCP/ZMB/7)
Cycle: 2011-2015
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UNDAF Zambia [2011-2015]
Cycle: 2011-2015
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CPAP Zambia [2011-2015]
Cycle: 2011-2015
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CPD Zambia [2016-2020] (DP/FPA/CPD/ZMB/8)
Cycle: 2016-2020
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CPD Zambia [2007-2010] (DP/FPA/CPD/ZMB/6)
Cycle: 2007-2010
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