HH calls for US$1B humanitarian support to combat effects of drought

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema on Tuesday called for the international community to come to the aid of Zambia to provide humanitarian aid, stating that Zambia is in urgent need of K23.5 billion (US$937 million) to effectively implement immediate life-saving and sustaining humanitarian and recovery assistance following the drought that has so far devastated six of the 10 provinces.