UN Common Country Analysis Update 2024

Zambia attained lower middle-income country status in 2011; however, in 2022 the World bank re-classified the country to low-income status. The country faces several challenges, among them high levels of poverty and inequality; food insecurity; high unemployment rates, particularly among the youth; a heavy debt burden; natural disasters; disease outbreaks; and the impacts of climate change.

To address the country’s developmental challenges, currently, the Government is implementing the Eighth National Development Plan, 2022-2026 (8NDP). In its efforts to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Zambia is making significant progress, although most of the targets are off-track. The United Nations (UN) is supporting the implementation of the SDGs through its Cooperation Framework, which is divided into four pillars, namely People, Prosperity, Planet, and Peace. Find out more in the report.