 | Refugee Nutrition Information System (RNIS), No. 05 - Report on the Nutrition Situation of Refugee and Displaced Populations (UNSSCN, 1994, 45 p.) |
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18. Zambia
(see Map 18)
Zambia hosts over 200,000 refugees from Zaire, Angola and Somalia, although only 36,000 refugees in Zambia receive food aid assistance. The majority of these have arrived within the past two years and on arrival are given land and a general ration for two years on the assumption that they will achieve self-sufficiency within that time.
The current assisted population is estimated remain at:
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Origin |
February/June 1994 |
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Zairian Refugees |
18,000 |
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Angolan Refugees |
17,000 |
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Somali Refugees |
1,000 |
TOTAL |
36,000 |
The majority of this refugee population is not generally at risk. Recent reports indicate that the poor 1993/94 harvest has meant that 75% of a refugee population (in Maheba settlement, overall population of 25,000) are in urgent need of assistance [CARE Jan 94].
How could external agencies help? Better monitoring of agricultural production of "self-sufficient" refugees are required so that more timely warning of the effects of production failure can be given to donors.
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