Informes

By Marko Phiri HARARE, Jan 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Bensen Muzamba knows the cost of water only too well. He runs a maize farm outside Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, but because of poor rains at the start…

In Numbers 530 mt of food assistance distributed US$1.8m cash-based transfers made US$35.9m six months (February–July 2019) net funding requirements, representing 67% of total 262,530 people assisted in December 2018 Operational Updates • The 2018/19 Lean Season Assistance cycle, scaled-up to…

21 January 2019, Harare – The United Nations System in Zimbabwe, comprising Agencies, Funds and Programmes, remains open and fully operational. The UN entities continue to implement various development and humanitarian activities in support of national…

High fuel price increases are expected to impact poor household food access Key Messages The bulk of typical cereal-deficit areas across the country continue to experience Crisis (IPC Phase 3) acute food insecurity outcomes. These outcomes are mainly…

Eight people reportedly killed Authorities shut down internet 200 people arbitrarily detained The Zimbabwean authorities must ensure that the security forces exercise restraint and respect the rights of people protesting against massive fuel price hikes, Amnesty International said on…

The Zimbabwean government’s decision to hike fuel prices has sparked fierce opposition. In this Q&A, Crisis Group’s Senior Consultant Piers Pigou explains how economic hardship is driving ordinary citizens to unprecedented acts of resistance. Piers Pigou Senior…

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 18 January 2019 Subject: Zimbabwe 1) Zimbabwe We are deeply troubled by the socio-economic crisis that is unfolding in Zimbabwe and the repression of large scale…

End Excessive Force, Investigate Deaths and Injuries Zimbabwe security forces fatally shot at least five people and wounded 25 others during a crackdown on nationwide protests beginning January 14, 2019, Human Rights Watch said today. President Emmerson…

STORY HIGHLIGHTS An urban voucher program in Harare and Bulawayo gives pregnant women access to antenatal care and safe deliveries they would not otherwise be able to afford The program followed the success of a rural voucher system…

Harare – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a £3.95 million (US$5 million) contribution from the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) to its 2018/19 Lean Season Assistance programme in Zimbabwe. The contribution…