Funding

The financial overview addresses year one of implementation of the Cooperation Framework covering the core areas under Prosperity, People, Peace, Planet and Partnerships which cuts across. The UN invested a total of $127,658,458 in 2023 to support Zambia’s development priorities.

The UN Country Team in Zambia (UNCT) comprises 23 Agencies, Funds and Programmes of which 12 are Resident and 11 not physically present. Under the leadership of the UN Resident Coordinator, the team leads on implementation of the UNSDCF 2023-2027 that is aligned to Zambia’s Eighth National Development Plan (8NDP). The team undertakes sustainable development efforts, leveraging innovative SDG financing (public, private and blended) and supporting the engagement of other actors to contribute to the country’s development priorities, as well as promptly supporting response to emergencies when these arise. 

In delivering as one and taking advantage of inter-agency synergies, the UN in Zambia supports the realization of the Agenda 2030 in line with the country’s vision to achieve a “prosperous middle-income nation by 2030” and improving people’s lives, leaving no one behind.

In 2023 the UN Zambia finalized the development of its Joint Partnerships and Resource Mobilization (J-PRM) Strategy. This strategy will serve as a blueprint for the UNCT in Zambia in guiding joint engagement with donors and other partners while defining relevant partnerships and funding opportunities. The strategy also outlines the modalities for prioritising joint initiatives and programmes. Furthermore, it provides strategies for resource mobilisation to support the implementation of the UNSDCF 2023–2027 and will provide appropriate donor and partner engagement methodologies for each flagship joint initiative and programme, in order to close the financing gap identified during the design phase of the UNSDCF