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Zambia

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National Assembly

The IPU data corresponds to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. For information about upper chambers, refer to Parline

Women in parliament
14.97%
of MPs are women
Youth in parliament
34.13%
of MPs are under 45
MPs' human rights
1
cases currently treated by the Committee on the Human Rights of MPs

This page contains the latest IPU news and data for this parliament. The percentage of women in parliament and the percentage of youth participation correspond to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. The number of MP human rights cases corresponds to the latest decisions of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.

Innovation stories

Zambia’s National Assembly innovates with – and shares - a parliamentary app

Faced with the disruptions of COVID-19, Zambia’s National Assembly shifted to hybrid meetings, mixing physical presence with digital connections. But parliamentary business remained hard to manage. A new eChamber app may be changing all that.
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Zambian Parliament: Citizen Interaction via Radio

How the National Assembly of Zambia implemented “questions and answers” sessions through radio broadcasts
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Case studies

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Related events

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Recent human rights cases

Find out more about the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians

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