Rapports

BULAWAYO, 21 April (IRIN) - The Zimbabwe government has been urged to release Zim $4 billion (about US $866,000) in funding pledged for grants and projects aimed at benefiting the increasingly vulnerable disabled population. Chrispen Manyuke, the executive director of the…

UN Team and Ambassadors Visit Matebeleland South Province The UN Humanitarian Coordinator (UN HC) accompanied a small group of ambassadors on a field trip to Matebeleland South Province between the 31st of March and the 3rd of April 2004. The mission…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS For all the sound and fury of international condemnation and domestic opposition, octogenarian President Robert Mugabe maintains the upper hand in Zimbabwe. He has bludgeoned opposition parties and neutralised mass action strategies, minimised African criticism, maintained South…

HARARE, Apr 15, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Cases of malaria are on the increase in southern Zimbabwe and the disease has claimed two lives out of the 3,500 cases that were reported since mid-last month, medical director of…

JOHANNESBURG, 15 April (IRIN) - Aid efforts in Zimbabwe this week received a financial boost from the European Commission (EC) to the tune of €15 million (US $17.8 million). The EC funds are expected to support emergency food aid, bolster…

This Food Security Brief is a joint effort of FAO, WFP, UNDP, FEWSNET and the UN Humanitarian Co-ordinator's office/RRU in consultation with government and partners. Its purpose is to contribute to the co-ordination and planning of…

The European Commission has approved €15 million in humanitarian aid for vulnerable groups in Zimbabwe. This decision will enable the continuation of emergency food aid, agricultural rehabilitation, water, sanitation and health programmes. It will also provide assistance to internally displaced people…

Amount of decision: EURO 15,000,000 Decision reference number: ECHO/ZWE/BUD/2004/01000 Explanatory Memorandum 1 - Rationale, needs and target population: 1.1. - Rationale: Zimbabwe faces a major humanitarian emergency due to long-term declining economic trends; a deep political and economic crisis, breakdown of the rule…

BULAWAYO, 12 April (IRIN) - Zimbabwe's Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU) plans to intensify livestock and game ranching programmes in Matabeleland South and North to promote agricultural production on land unsuited to crop farming. ZCFU president Davison Mugabe told journalists in Bulawayo…

BULAWAYO, 9 April (IRIN) - Malnutrition due to the ongoing food crisis, the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and overcrowded urban areas are all contributing to a rise in tuberculosis (TB) infections in Zimbabwe. Nicholas Siziba, the national coordinator of the Ministry of Health's…