Informes

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 5 August (IRIN) - Zimbabwe's Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has received about 119,000 mt of maize, out of an expected 1.2 million mt since the beginning of…

Millions of people in southern Africa remain at risk of severe food shortages, while productive communities are being decimated by the AIDS pandemic in a humanitarian emergency that is both chronic and complex in nature. Triggered by erratic rainfall and…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] HARARE, 28 July (IRIN) - Residents of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, have been forced to use river water because of ongoing breaks in the purified water supply, raising concern…

Humanitarian Situation Though the food security situation in Zimbabwe is much improved since 2002/2003, it is estimated that 2.3 million people in Zimbabwe's rural areas are still in need of food assistance 1. Peripheral areas near the western, northern and…

TONGOGARA CAMP, Zimbabwe (UNHCR) -- Permaculture is a difficult word, but to the children in Tongogara refugee camp, it spells: maize, beans, sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkins, onions, pawpaws, oranges and bananas. The kids love their permaculture project at school. It not…

In Zimbabwe economic disruption and political intimidation and harassment have caused 150,000 former farm workers to become internally displaced. As conditions for the former farm workers deteriorate, the Government of Zimbabwe is imposing restrictions and preventing humanitarian agencies from providing…

World Vision Zimbabwe's Water and Sanitation Program, currently underway in Beitbridge and Bubi, has achieved a great deal in just a short time. So far, 89 water points in Beitbridge, and 64 in Bubi, have been rehabilitated. The program, which…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] HARARE, 19 July (IRIN) - Further evidence of urban vulnerability in Zimbabwe has emerged with the release of a report indicating that the capital, Harare, has seen an…

HARARE, Zimbabwe 8 July 2004 - Almost a million children in Zimbabwe have lost one or both parents to AIDS. Faced with extreme poverty and forced to look after themselves, it's little wonder many have dropped out of school. Their…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 8 July (IRIN) - Some 125,000 rural households in Zimbabwe have seen an increase in crop yields and income following efforts by the United States Agency for…