UN prepares response plan for drought-hit Zambia

LUSAKA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations (UN) announced Monday that it is preparing a response plan to support households affected by drought in Zambia.

Beatrice Mutali, the UN resident coordinator in Zambia, said that the UN family is gearing up to assist with the drought, which has impacted 84 districts in seven of the country's 10 provinces.