Informes

HARARE, Apr 20, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said on Wednesday it has filed petitions with the Electoral Court challenging results in 13 out of the 78 constituencies won by the…

Background Introduction Food and nutrition policies and programs form an integral part of the country's development plans. In this respect, in the Country Programme of implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, the Food and Nutrition Council was tasked…

By Peter Apps DURBAN, South Africa, April 14 (Reuters) - AIDS will kill 20 percent of southern Africa's agricultural workers by 2020, researchers said on Thursday, possibly threatening food production in a region already facing frequent shortages. But with massive unemployment…

SADC Election Observer Mission Preliminary Statement By The Hon. Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka On The Zimbabwe Parliamentary Elections Held On 31 March 2005 At the invitation of the government of the Republic of Zimbabwe, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Elections…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 12 April (IRIN) - A survey in 10 districts across Zimbabwe has recorded alarmingly high levels of malnutrition among children. Interviews conducted by the country's Food and Nutrition Council,…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] HARARE, 11 April (IRIN) - Zimbabweans are bracing themselves for yet another year of food shortages as adverse weather conditions take a heavy toll on crops. The government has…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 11 Apr 2005 (IRIN) - Prices of basic commodities have increased sharply since Zimbabwe's 31 March legislative elections, causing panic buying and fears of a return to widespread…

Harare (dpa) - Zimbabwe's pro-democracy opposition Friday dismissed as a ''cover-up'' the explanation offered by the country's election boss of discrepancies in voting figures. On Thursday, chairman of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and high court judge George Chiweshe denied accusations that…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 6 April (IRIN) - Zimbabwe plans to introduce a new combination of drugs to treat tuberculosis (TB) early next year, an official in the Ministry of Health…

Though noting the peaceful parliamentary voting last Thursday in Zimbabwe, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today voiced concern that the balloting did not allay the opposition's sense "conditions were unfair." Through his spokesman, Mr. Annan expressed concern "that the electoral process…