United Nations Joint Programme on Social Protection in Zambia “UNJPSP-II”

The social protection sector in Zambia has grown significantly in recent years, guided by a comprehensive National Social Protection Policy (NSPP) framework whose implementation supported by the UN Joint Programme for Social Protection (UNJPSP) 2016-2019. Under the UNJPSP, the ILO and other UN agencies provided support to constituents to strengthen governance and administrative systems of the social protection programmes in Zambia. The current successor UN Joint Program for Social Protection (UNJPSP-II) in Zambia builds on the lessons learned from the first programme, and includes ambitious targets for streamlining benefits and service delivery through single-window service centres, support for disability inclusion across the whole of the social protection sector, strengthening state institutions responsible for administering and regulating soical protection programmes, and promoting greater citizen and beneficiary voice in the governance of the social protection system.

Project symbol

ZMB/19/01/CEF

Admin unit

CO-Lusaka

Start date

21/08/2019

End date

31/12/2024

Total allocation

4979470

Total expenditure

Status

Active

4964603

Development Partners

United Nations Children's Fund

Country/Countries

Zambia
Mozambique

Outcomes

Outcome 7: Universal social protection
Outcome 5: Gender equality and equality of treatment and opportunities for all