Office Of The Vice President

Welcome to the Office of the Vice-President

ZAMBIA TO CELEBRATE WORLD FOOD DAY

Zambia is all set to join the global celebration of World Food Day on October 16, 2024, at the show grounds in Lusaka. This year’s theme, “Zambia at 60, promoting the right to food for better life and future through consumption of local foods,” emphasizes the importance of consuming local foods for a better life and future.

Press Statements

Core Functions

Reforms

The Office of the Vice-President (OVP) is a constitutional office established under Article 110 (1) of the Constitution of Zambia Act No. 1 of 2016 which states that “There shall be a Vice-President of the Republic of Zambia.”
The Office derives its statutory functions published in Government Gazette Notice No. 1123 of 2021, namely:

Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit;
Honours and Awards;
National Values, Principles and Ethics;
National Guidance;
Parliamentary Business;
Resettlement; and
The Office also oversees the multi-sectoral response to Food and Nutrition as provided through the Act. No. 3 of 2020.