Informes

Natasha Venables Introduction Since its independence in 1980, Zimbabwe has had two waves of out-migration. The first occurred immediately after independence when many left to avoid the new government. A mass exodus began in 2000 as a result…

HIGHLIGHTS As of 5 April, 9 COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Zimbabwe, including one death, with 340 suspected cases testing negative After a disruption of one week, food and cash distributions were resumed on 30 March with food…

Respect Health Workers’ Right to Protective Equipment Dewa Mavhinga Director, Southern Africa This week the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) approached the High Court in Harare to compel the government to provide them with personal protective…

HARARE – With Zimbabwe’s already severe climate- and recession-induced hunger crisis deepening and COVID-19 taking hold, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) urgently needs US$130 million to sustain through August an emergency operation to prevent…

GOAL Zimbabwe's Country Director, Gabriella Prandini, shares the unprecedented challenges that COVID-19 brings to her and her team's operations in a country still struggling from the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai last year. As I rang in…

Key Messages: The ongoing delivery of humanitarian food assistance is preventing more severe acute food insecurity, and Stressed! (IPC Phase 2!) outcomes are present across much of the country. Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes persist in…

‘Human Rights in the midst of the Covid-19 Global Pandemic: Zim in state of neglect’ Executive Summary In March 2020 citizens were preoccupied with the Corona Virus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) which wreaked havoc across the globe with 301051…

High food assistance needs persist due to consecutive droughts and erratic 2019/20 rainfall Erratic and insufficient rains marked the 2019/20 rainy season, the fifth poor season in parts of Southern Africa since 2014. Although 2019/20 rainfall improved…

Joint Foreword by the Minister of Local Government and Public Works and the United Nations Resident Coordinator As Zimbabwe entered 2020, climatic and economic shocks are driving rising humanitarian needs which demand an urgent response. Zimbabwe endured a…

02 April 2020, Harare – The 2020 Humanitarian Response Plan for Zimbabwe was launched today, targeting 5.6 million people with food assistance and support in the areas of health, water-sanitation-hygiene, education, protection, nutrition, shelter, and camp…