Regional Initiatives
353.
Zambia under the International Conference on Peace, Security and
Development in the Great Lakes Region, an African Union Initiative 2004,
has acknowledged the responsibility of protecting its displaced persons.
In this regard, an Interministerial Committees on the above have been
constituted with membership from the Ministries of Justice, Finance and
National Planning, Defence, and Community Development and Social
Services.
D.
OTHER MEASURES
354.
CSOs such as African Internally Displaced Persons Voice have been
supplementing Government’s efforts in disseminating land advocacy
matters on internally displaced persons through the media. The Zambia
Land Alliance is also active in the advocacy of lands rights for women and
youths.
E.
FACTORS AND DIFFICULTIES
355.
Individuals are not generally aware of their land rights despite mass
media sensitization. In addition the simultaneous application of leasehold
tenure and customary tenure creates disparities in the way that land is
held and administered.
The Office of the Commissioner of Lands is
constrained by inadequate technical and financial resources. The office
too is centralized thereby, making it difficult for people in remote places to
access the same.
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