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2008 report
Sixty years in abject poverty
Michelo Hansungule
Women for Change

Sixty years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, this country has become a classical example of how the rights it enumerated can remain a pipe-dream to most people. The “benefits” of opening its markets have gone to Western countries exclusively. Both the Zambian State and the international community have been guilty of “crimes against humanity”, including the world’s lowest life expectancy for people under 40, high rates of morbidity and maternal mortality, increasing levels of illiteracy, gender-based violence and extreme levels of poverty

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Progress and setbacks by key indicators see references
Stagnant  Undernourishment Slight progress  Population with access to improved water sources
Slight progress  Under-5 children malnutrition Slight progress  Malaria
Slight progress  Literacy Slight progress  Tuberculosis
Significant progress  Primary school enrolment rate Slight progress  People living with HIV/AIDS
Significant progress  Children reaching 5th grade Stagnant  Infant mortality
Significant progress  Secondary school enrolment rate Stagnant  Under-5 mortality
Stagnant  Tertiary school enrolment rate Stagnant  Women aged 15-49 attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel
Slight progress  Internet users Slight regression  Births attended by skilled health personnel
Slight progress  Personal computers Significant progress  Contraceptive use among currently in-union women aged 15-49
Stagnant  Telephone mainlines Significant regression  Literacy ratio gap
Slight progress  Scientists and engineers in research and development Slight progress  Net primary enrolment ratio gap
Stagnant  Research and development expenditure Slight regression  Net secondary enrolment ratio gap
Slight progress  Public health expenditure Stagnant  gross tertiary enrolment ratio gap
Stagnant  Public education expenditure Stagnant  Activity rate gap
Slight progress  Total debt service Significant progress  Women in decision-making positions in government at ministerial level
Stagnant  Military expenditure Slight progress  Seats in parliament held by women
Slight progress  Population with access to sanitation  

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Signatures and ratifications by Zambia
Human Rights International Treaties Total 9 ; signed 7 ; ratified 7 .
Treaties mentioned in the Millennium Declaration Total 10 ; signed 7 ; ratified 5 .
12154000 Population
752610 SQ KM
Capital: Lusaka
Currency: Kwacha
Language: English
BASIC CAPABILITIES INDEX   see references
73.0
GENDER EQUITY INDEX   see references
55
THE PRESENT SITUATION   see references
Food security   Countries below average
Education   Countries below average
Information, science and technology   Countries in worse situation
Public expenditure   Countries below average
Environment   Countries in worse situation
Health   Countries in worse situation
Women’s reproductive health   Countries below average
Gender and education   Countries below average
Gender gap in economic activity and earned income   Countries above average
Women’s empowerment   Countries below average
PROGRESS AND REGRESSION IN FOCUS   see references
Food security   Slight progress
Education   Significant progress
Information, science and technology   Slight progress
Public expenditure   Slight progress
Environment   Slight progress
Health   Slight progress
Women’s reproductive health   Stagnant
Gender and education   Slight regression
Gender gap in economic activity and earned income   Stagnant
Women’s empowerment   Significant progress
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