Rapports

Geneva, November 5, 2003-Members of the global alliance Action by Churches Together (ACT) International in Zimbabwe say they are "extremely concerned" by the humanitarian and economic situation there. Lutheran Development Service (LDS) and Christian Care note a continued decline in…

HARARE, 4 November (IRIN) - Amid warnings that Zimbabwe's already dire food crisis is set to worsen next year, IRIN spoke to World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director Kevin Farrell on the implications for humanitarian aid. In the interview, Farrell…

JOHANNESBURG, 4 November (IRIN) - Already dire, Zimbabwe's food crisis is set to worsen next year, the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned. "Millions of people are already facing massive food shortages and very high prices in their local markets. And…

BULAWAYO, 4 November (IRIN) - As food shortages across Zimbabwe continue to worsen, HIV/AIDS support groups have raised the alarm over rising malnutrition and the high incidence of HIV/AIDS related deaths in urban centres. Matabeleland AIDS Council (MAC) director, Andrew Moyo,…

BULAWAYO, 4 November (IRIN) - Clutching the plastic cup to her chest like a prized possession, four-year-old Clara Ncube grins broadly as she inches closer to the serving podium at Tshabalala Clinic, a supplementary feeding centre for children in…

FEWS NET Alert Status Alerts: Food Insecurity in Africa EMERGENCY Highest Priority -- Urgent Action Required Ethiopia: Recent projections of near-average grain (cereals and pulses) production for the current (2003/04) meher cropping season will improve food security in western Ethiopia…

BULAWAYO, 3 November (IRIN) - Zimbabwe's chronic fuel shortages and a lack of spare parts for mechanised farming implements threatens the prospects for agricultural revival in the new planting season, analysts warn. According to the District Development Fund (DDF), which is…

The rains that fell this week have triggered a flurry of activities in most farming areas across the country. Farmers in and around Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest city were seen busy tilling the land and reports from elsewhere said preparations…

Summary The total staple cereal gap for the 2003/04 marketing season (1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004) is estimated to have reduced marginally by 7 percent to a still considerable gap of about 685,000MT between mid September and mid…

I. Summary Today one-half of Zimbabwe's population of nearly 14 million is considered food-insecure, living in a household that is unable to obtain enough food to meet basic needs. A three-year drought, international sanctions and the withdrawal of international non-humanitarian support,…