Zambia Humanitarian Coordination

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HIGHLIGHTS

	September 2007 - IRIN Global Markets Boost Incomes of Small-scale Farmers
	August 2007 - FEWS Zambia Food Security Update

	August 2007 - IFRC Cholera Final Report DREF Bulletin No. MDRZM003

	August 2007 - Concern Post Monitoring of the Cash Transfer Mongu and Senanga Districts

	August 2007 - IFRC Zambia Appeal No. MAAZM001

	September 2007 - AllAfrica, Times of Zambia FAO Trains OVCs in Mungwi .
events
	24-25 October 2007 Regional Africa AIDS NGOs Network meeting (RAANGO) Livingstone, Zambia Southern African AIDS Trust Contact Email: sandstrom@satregional.org

	1 Dec 2007 World AIDS Day - Stop AIDS, Keep the Promise International World AIDS Campaign Website: www.worldaidsdaycampaign.info

Humanitarian partnerships

Humanitarian Information Co-ordination
The UN Humanitarian Unit (HU) was established by the United Nations Zambia country team (administered by the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator) in November 2002, to strengthen its response to the humanitarian crisis in Zambia. In November 2002, OCHA designated a Senior Humanitarian Officer to support the country team, as well as, co-ordinate the humanitarian interventions and information.
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FEWS Food Security Outlook
July 2007 to March 2008
At national level, the food security situation is good, but localized food insecurity is expected between September 2007 and February 2008.
At least 440,866 people will require food assistance starting September in parts of the country as a result of flooding, water logging and a dry spell during the 2006/07 production season. As long as the 2007/08 rainy season is normal, food security in these localised areas should improve after the hunger season ends
in February or March 2008 when the early or green harvest becomes available. In country food stocks should be adequate to meet domestic food relief needs even if additional people become food insecure and need assistance. Flooding has resulted in increases in water borne diseases, and therefore increased health services are needed in affected areas. In a worst case scenario, 13 additional districts which are highly vulnerable to food insecurity would face higher levels of food insecurity and also require assistance until March 2008.
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Wetlands and Livelihoods in Western Province, Zambia
Concern Worldwide & Oxfam
The current target area in Zambia of both Concern and Oxfam is Western Province, which is the poorest in Zambia and is physically and politically isolated from the main corridor of development, the line of rail. The Province is distinguished by chronic food insecurity and some of the fastest growing rates of HIV infection in the country.
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2004 -- With the support of OCHA/SAHIMS