Informes

FAST FACTS • An estimated 5.5 million people in rural areas will be foodinsecure starting in January. • Erratic and poorly distributed rainfall at the start of the rainy season in November continued into January, causing high temperatures…

The European Commission is mobilising a humanitarian aid package of €22.8 million to help address emergency food needs and support vulnerable people in Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The funding comes as large parts of…

In Numbers A record 45 million Southern Africans are food insecure as the region enters the peak of the lean season (January-March 2020) WFP to support 8.3 million people in 8 countries: Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Madagascar, Namibia, Eswatini,…

Jaya Chandna, Robert Ntozini, Ceri Evans, Gwendoline Kandawasvika, Bernard Chasekwa, Florence Majo, Kuda Mutasa, Naume Tavengwa, Batsirai Mutasa, Mdhu Mbuya, Lawrence H Moulton, Jean H Humphrey, Andrew Prendergast, Melissa Gladstone The SHINE Trial Team Abstract Introduction HIV-exposed uninfected…

Takaitei Bote Nelia Bvuma hasn’t had a proper meal for the past two years. The mother-of-two from Makoni, Zimbabwe has been surviving on seasonal wild fruits due to severe food shortages caused by years of drought. Once a…

OVERVIEW OF CURRENT FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY SITUATION • Latest assessment figures continue to indicate that an estimated total of 41 million people will be food insecure in the southern Africa region during the peak lean season…

9 January 2020, Beijing – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and China International Development and Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) signed an agreement on 12 December 2019 to provide USD 2 million for humanitarian assistance for populations…

Actions Speak Louder… Introduction As the curtain came down on 2019, Zimbabwe continued to experience economic challenges that saw the populace having a rather troubled festive season. Prices of basic commodities remained steeply priced, rendering them unaffordable for…

Mentor programme sees young mothers open up about issues that concern them By Nadia Samie-Jacobs Three times a month, 18-year-old Grace Mutungambera walks more than 14 kilometres from her home, to the nearest clinic. With her baby strapped…

In Zimbabwe, recurrent droughts, coupled with rising inflation, threaten nearly half the population’s ability to put food on the table HARARE, ZIMBABWE, December 30, 2019 – Nearly seven million people across Zimbabwe are at risk of going…