Rapports

Harare (dpa) - Zimbabwe Friday continued to block international efforts to distribute food aid as a United States-backed famine monitoring agency warned that despite some improvements, many citizens were still facing food shortages. Social Welfare Minister Paul Mangwana was quoted by…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 19 August (IRIN) - Four in five Zimbabweans went without food at least once last year, according to a new survey. The results of the Afrobarometer survey, released on…

New York, August 13, 2004 - The Zimbabwean government's lack of transparency on grain availability in the country could jeopardize access to food for millions of Zimbabweans in the coming months, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper…

Open Letter To: Mr Robert MugabePresident of the Republic of ZimbabweParis-Geneva, August 13, 2004 Dear Mr. President, The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), in the framework of their joint program, the Observatory…

NEWS FROM THE FIELD Best Practices Identified in C-SAFE Programming. Reports from two recent consultancies on Targeted Food Assistance and Food For Assets in the Context of HIV/AIDS will be released by the end of August. A launch of…

Executive Summary Zimbabwe's Fast Track Land Reform Program and politically-motivated intimidation and harassment have created an internally displaced population of more than 150,000 former farm workers and have also caused thousands of Zimbabweans to flee their country. The Government of Zimbabwe…

Summary Although there is no consensual cereal production estimate for Zimbabwe in 2003-04, independent production estimates range from 950,000-1,100,000 MT. Zimbabwe will therefore have a serious food access problem, at least until the next harvest (May 2005).…

SUMMARY In May 2004, the government of Zimbabwe told international donors that their general food aid is not needed. Harare has stated that it expects a bumper harvest in 2004-5. Representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), United Nations (U.N.) agencies and donor…

Access to Food Continues to be the Biggest Food Security Challenge in 2004/05 Consumption Year Zimbabwe continues to face a severe food security crisis characterized by high levels of unemployment and inflation, foreign exchange constraints, poor agricultural…

Oxfam's Agriculture Recovery Program-which distributed tons of maize, groundnuts, beans and pumpkin seeds to more than 4,500 households in northern Zimbabwe last year-is flourishing in many districts. An estimated five million Zimbabweans will require food aid this year. In February, more…