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. 140

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