Every year, UNFPA recommits its efforts to our core mission of “delivering a world [and a Zambia] where every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled”.
With 2 in every 10 women (20%) unable to fulfill their right to decide if, when or how often to have children; 252 mothers in every 100,000 live births dying from preventable causes; 4 in every 10 women (36%) having experienced physical violence; and 28,000 new HIV infections per year; UNFPA remained firmly committed to intensifying efforts and partnerships towards improving health and development outcomes for women and young people in Zambia.
The year 2022 registered key accomplishments in many areas of our work. Critical development outcomes for maternal health and family planning were among key priorities outlined in Zambia’s 8th National Development Plan (2022- 2026), which is Zambia’s medium- term blueprint for sustainable and inclusive national development.
The UN system in Zambia, including UNFPA, committed to sustain its partnership with the Government of Zambia, through the launch of the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (2023-2027), which presents the collective offer of the UN system to strengthen Zambia’s progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
This is UNFPA Zambia’s commitment for its new 9th Country Programme of Cooperation with the Government of Zambia (2023-2027), which was also developed and approved in 2022.
Our collective achievements for 2022 with the Government of Zambia and partners are presented in this report, that UNFPA is pleased to share with you.
These milestones could not have been achieved without the contribution of our partners on the ground, as well as the indispensable support of our donors at national, regional and global levels, whose resources are invested in all that we do for women and young people.
As we kick-start the implementation of our 9th Country Programme in 2023, we will continue to prioritize the use of data and evidence, invest in innovative strategies in all our supported programmes, and contribute to building resilience and adaptability amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and other humanitarian challenges, towards achieving the Zambia we envision for women and young people.
