Rapports

HARARE, 20 March (IRIN) - Zimbabwe is threatened with another year of food shortages as a consequence of drought, insufficient farm inputs, and the disruption to production caused by fast-track land reform. IRIN spoke to UN Development Programme (UNDP)…

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) is providing Zimbabwe with 35 million US dollars for agriculture, energy and road construction projects, Zimbabwean Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa said in Harare Wednesday. He said the…

MUTARE, 18 March (IRIN) - On Mutare's tobacco auction floor rather than bails of golden-leafed burley, sacks of maize and corn soya blend are neatly stacked in row upon row. Burley tobacco never really took off in the Mutare area…

JOHANNESBURG, 17 March (IRIN) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has publicly welcomed recent efforts to rescue Zimbabwe's failing economy. This follows a visit to the capital, Harare, by an IMF staff team from 25 February to 13 March. The…

World Vision Zimbabwe is currently running a food relief programme in 18 districts reaching about 1.7 million needy people. The commodities, which include maize meal, corn soya blend, beans and vegetable oil are being provided by World Food Programme,…

A child supplementary feeding programme and the feeding of the chronically ill is set to continue for another six months following negotiations between World Vision Zimbabwe and USAID. Recently, the European Commission Humanitarian Office approved a US$472 000 grant for…

JOHANNESBURG, 13 March (IRIN) - Malaria and diarrhoeal diseases are likely to worsen the plight of Zimbabweans already battling to survive. This follows a year marked by floods, drought, and serious food shortages. According to the latest Zimbabwe Humanitarian Situation Report…

Appeal Target: US$ 1,382,775 Balance Requested from ACT Network: US$ 83,060 Geneva, March 12, 2003 Dear Colleagues, Christian Care has revised their program as contained in their original appeal issued on 15 July, 2002. The changes include shift of geographical area of response…

Men and women across Zimbabwe are being ravaged by HIV/AIDS. When they die, many of them leave behind children who have to care for themselves and their brothers and sisters without the protection or guidance of an adult. The results…

UN Coordinator and French Ambassador visit the field A mission led by the UN Coordinator, Mr Victor Angelo and the French Ambassador to Zimbabwe, H.E. Didier Ferrand, visited a number of places in Mwenezi and Chiredzi districts 26 February 1 March…