Rapports

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) [This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 11 June (IRIN) - The recent warning that six million Zimbabweans face hunger could…

Over Six Million People Will Require Food Assistance The FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment report highlighted the serious food crisis in Zimbabwe. An estimated 6.074 million people, out of a total national population of 13.018 million,…

Towards a humanitarian disaster ? The media have been relentlessly reporting: famine is beginning to strike Southern Africa, largely due to the drought which has hit the region all through 2001/2002. Zimbabwe, unfortunately, will have its share of sufferings. The harvest…

1. Background Information about ZimbabweMidlands Province Total Population - 1.5 million. Size of the province Agro-ecological zones Administrative districts - 13 Farming practices - cropping in the north and more ranches in the south, farming sectors Economic activities - agric, mining, manufacturing Health…

Project name: WFP Regional Management and Logistics Coordination Structure for Southern African Regional EMOP Project type: Special Operation Project location: Republic of South Africa, covering Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe Project Number: 10204.0 Ownership: World Food Programme Total Cost (US$): US$…

HARARE, Jun 1, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has ordered 600 tons of food for child supplementary feeding programs in Zimbabwe, the Herald newspaper reported on Saturday. A further 1,600 tons of infant food…

Table of Contents Executive Summary Background Overview of the Main Livelihood Types in Zimbabwe Communal Farmers Commercial Farms and Farmworkers Small-Scale and Informal Mining Communities Urban and Peri-Urban Populations The Impact of Current Problems on Livelihoods Drought Macro-Economic Problems Land Reform HIV/ AIDS Predicted Vulnerable Groups in 2002 Is 2002 another…

The 10,000 people of the Seke Communal Lands south of Harare, in Zimbabwe have no more corn - their staple food source. Many families are almost entirely without food other than simple green vegetables. In late April, President Mugabe…

JOHANNESBURG, 30 May (IRIN) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is setting up a logistical and information management centre in South Africa to coordinate the movement of food aid to at least 10 million people in the region…

HARARE, May 30, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The UN resident coordinator in Harare Victor Angelo has said that Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries require at least 3.5 million tons of maize worth over 770 million U.S. dollars…