Rapports

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] HARARE, 26 June (IRIN) - This is the first time since 1958 that farmer Graham Douse has not been able to produce enough food to feed the people…

Christian relief and development agency Tearfund is stepping up its aid effort to Southern Africa this week with the start of emergency food distributions in Zimbabwe, one of six countries in the Southern African region currently on the brink…

AI-Index: AFR 46/035/2002 The Zimbabwean government has systematically ensured that those responsible for torture, abductions and political killings are never brought to justice, Amnesty International said in a new report released today; The Toll of Impunity. "Impunity has become the central problem in…

AI Index: AFR 46/034/2002 I Introduction Amnesty International defines impunity as the failure to bring to justice those who commit serious violations of human rights. By ignoring the violation, the state compounds it. The absence of justice and redress prolongs and…

Senior Humanitarian UN mission to Southern Africa The United Nations Under Secretary General, Mr. Kenzo Oshima, in his capacity as Emergency Relief Co-ordinator will visit Zimbabwe from 26 to 28 June 2002. This familiarization mission will consider…

JOHANNESBURG, 24 June (IRIN) - From 25 June it will be a criminal offence for about half of Zimbabwe's commercial farmers to continue farming. Under the country's Land Acquisition Act, farmers who have received a "Section 8" - a final…

IP/02/912 Brussels, 24 June 2002 - The European Commission has allocated €6 million in two separate decisions for victims of food shortages in Zimbabwe. The funds will mainly be used to distribute food to the poorest families in the most…

Summary A total of nearly 5.6 million people are considered food insecure during the current consumption year (April 2002-March 2003). Of these, almost 3.7 million people are in the communal sector, another 489,000 are commercial farm workers,…

JOHANNESBURG, 20 June (IRIN) - Zimbabwe's farm owners and farm workers are in the grip of uncertainty as the government's deadline approaches for the country's mainly white commercial farmers to down tools and leave their land. From 25 June the…

TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword by Archbishop Pius A. Ncube Executive summary NEPAD's Commitment to Democracy and Good Governance The pledge Steps to achieve objectives Democracy and Political Governance Initiative Censure of deviation from democratic ideals in other countries Application of NEPAD standards to Zimbabwe Zimbabwe: A Test…