Informes

HARARE, 18 June (IRIN) - In an effort to respond to the ballooning orphan crisis, the Zimbabwean government is set to launch a national plan of action for orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs), officials told a national conference on…

Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division Foreign Agricultural Service Zimbabwe’s 2003/04 corn production is estimated at 900,000 metric tons, down 350,000 tons from last month but up 100,000 tons from last year's 2002/03 crop. Harvested area is…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 15 June (IRIN) - Authorities in Zimbabwe have denied that the government planned to nationalise all productive farmland, saying this only applied to land acquired under its fast-track…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 15 June (IRIN) - More children in Zimbabwe's cities are going hungry, according to a UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) study examining nutrition in Southern Africa. "Malnutrition levels in…

Aid agencies are actively working to ensure food aid in Zimbabwe is reaching beneficiary target groups, determine how the food is being used and measure impact on beneficiaries through an expanded practice of End Use Monitoring (EUM), developed by…

JOHANNESBURG, 15 June (IRIN) - More children in Zimbabwe's cities are going hungry, according to a UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) study examining nutrition in Southern Africa. "Malnutrition levels in Harare [the Zimbabwean capital] have doubled over the past four years…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 8 June (IRIN) - Zimbabwe's controversial land reform programme took a significant turn this week when the government announced its intention to nationalise all productive farmland in the…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] HARARE, 7 June (IRIN) - Delays in disbursing a Zim $50 billion (US $9.4 million) loan facility to help farmers produce winter wheat may lead to a significant…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 4 June (IRIN) - Only half of the health clinics in three Zimbabwean provinces have access to safe water and the majority of districts face shortages of…

Low Sanitation Coverage a Cause for Concern in Kariba District Health officials now fear that cholera may be endemic in Nyaminyami area of Kariba District. Nyaminyami, located in the North Western part of Mashonaland West province in…