Rapports

No.: 143/03 Minister of International Development Hilde F. Johnson has decided to allocate an additional NOK 20 million to efforts to help those affected by the drought in southern Africa. Since January 2002 Norway has contributed NOK 275 million to…

JOHANNESBURG, 14 August (IRIN) - A shortage of inputs and inflation are hurting prospects for an agricultural recovery in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Farmer's Union (ZFU) told IRIN on Thursday. The country is once again badly affected by food insecurity as…

HARARE - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a 25 million Euro donation from the European Commission to help alleviate widespread hunger in Zimbabwe. This is part of a 100 million Euro gift to WFP for…

JOHANNESBURG, 13 Aug 2003 (IRIN) - A US $28 million cash injection has rescued the World Food Programme's (WFP) aid pipeline in Zimbabwe. The WFP said in a statement that the donation from the European Commission (EC) "could not have…

Mark Screeton (Desk Officer) Since early 2003 Medair has been implementing a primary school feeding programme across 2 districts in Zimbabwe, Gokwe North and Mudzi providing a nutritious daily meal to 90,000 children. Unfortunately, funding for this project came to end…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] HARARE, 7 August (IRIN) - Sixty-year-old Jo Swath has been farming maize in the Macheke area of Mashonaland East province for the past 15 years. When the government…

World Vision Zimbabwe has sourced 20,000 food packs valued at US$280,000 to be distributed to Children In Programmes (CIPs) and the terminally ill as part of efforts to augment the relief program in World Vision projects. The food packs, comprise…

JOHANNESBURG, 5 August (IRIN) - Moves are underway to assist vulnerable families with livestock development in the drought-hit Matabeleland South province of Zimbabwe. Siboniso Moyo, director of the Department of Livestock Production and Development, told IRIN on Tuesday that the government's…

Regional appeal launched The UN Regional Consolidated Appeal 2003/2004 for Southern Africa was officially launched, following the incorporation of aspects of the GoZ appeal to the Zimbabwe section on 29th July 2003, in Geneva, New York and…

Childreach, part of Plan, one of the world's largest development organizations focused on children, is helping famine-hit communities in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia where programs have existed for several years now. Childreach/Plan engages communities at the grass roots level and…