Zambia: UNHCR and the Zambian Government Commence a Socioeconomic Survey Targeting Refugees and Their Host Communities

Lusaka — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Zambia recently launched a Forced Displacement Survey (FDS) to assess the socio-economic situation of refugees and local host communities in Zambia. UNHCR’s FDS marks the first nationally representative study of its kind in Zambia.

The FDS will map vulnerabilities and living conditions, access to services like education and healthcare, analyse economic activity and levels of self-reliance, and identify…