Informes

Harare (dpa) - Zimbabwe's government has revised initial estimates of those in need of food aid upwards to nearly three million, but says the figure could be higher, a newspaper report said Friday. The state-controlled Herald quoted Sydney Mhishi, a director…

By Peter Apps MACHINGA, Malawi, May 27 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe will probably allow the United Nations to launch a major food aid operation to help alleviate the impact of a late season drought across the region, the U.N. special envoy…

HIGHLIGHTS A mission of the Special Envoy on Humanitarian Needs in Southern Africa is scheduled to take place between 14 and 23 June. During his mission, the Special Envoy is expected to visit Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. On 4…

Dry, parched fields push up to the churches and homes of Mashvingo District, Zimbabwe; cattle get a bit of water on a prescribed schedule. Yet in timeless acts of hospitality, the people share sweet potatoes and boiled tea with…

Food crisis could lead to millions of deaths if Mugabe does not request international aid soon. By Marceline Ndoro in Buhera (Africa Reports No 35, 24-May-05) Signs of despair and looming starvation are evident almost everywhere in Zimbabwe's countryside which is…

Zimbabwe: To Buy Seed Is a Sign of Hope In Mashvingo District arid fields surround village churches and homes. Cattle receive a bit of water on a prescribed schedule. People in the region are practicing Zimbabwean hospitality-sharing sweet potatoes and…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 24 May (IRIN) - Vulnerable Zimbabweans will need assistance to overcome another failed harvest, but a foreign currency shortage remains a stumbling block to importing adequate food stocks,…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 23 May (IRIN) - A survey of communities across Zimbabwe points to a sharply deteriorating food security situation, with 82 percent of districts reporting widespread crop failure after…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 20 May (IRIN) - Analysts have welcomed the Zimbabwean government's announcement of loan facilities totalling over US $700 million for the agricultural sector, aimed at ensuring greater food…

SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS The food security problem facing Zimbabwe is of such a magnitude that Zimbabwe will need to import substantial amounts of cereals during the April 2005 -- March 2006 consumption year in order to ensure…