UNHCR Zambia: Mayukwayuka Refugee Settlement Achievements Report (January - December 2021)

Overview

• Mayukwayukwa Refugee Settlement started by welcoming mainly Angolan refugees in 1966.

• The settlement hosts former refugees from Angola and Rwanda.

• The Settlement now hosts a protracted caseload of refugees mainly from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi.

• Continues to receive recent arrivals mainly through organized relocations from Makeni Transit Centre in Lusaka.

• Major operation themes is providing targeted assistance, strengthening community structures as well as maintenance activities in addition to promotion of durable solutions through local integration and resettlement.