Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the impact of poverty and climate change on children and young people in Zambia.

The UK has been instrumental in establishing a social protection system in Zambia which will reach one third of households by next year. This programme specifically targets vulnerable children through its focus on child-headed and women-headed households, and supports climate adaptation for the most vulnerable. FCDO also supports the UN to provide improved nutrition, focused on the first 1000 days of life, to break the cycle of poverty.

Under the UK-Zambia Green Growth Compact, we increased our support for small and medium-sized businesses in Zambia, because jobs and economic opportunities are the best route out of poverty for young people.