Mozambique
The term New Variant Famine, NVF, has recently been coined to describe a phenomenon that has been unfolding over the last decade. HIV/AIDS rates in the country have been steadily increasing since the signing of Peace Accords in 1992 and…
Mozambique
Nutrition surveys are currently underway in three of World Vision's seven Gaza Area Development Programmes (ADP), namely, Alto Changane (WVHong Kong), Tchemulane (WV Canada) and Hluvuko (WV Canada). These three ADPs were those identified by the recent assessment mission of…
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"Households and communities in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region are far more vulnerable to food and livelihood insecurity than a decade ago, due to compounding factors of weather, poor institutions, inappropriate policy frameworks, extra-regional trade restrictions, and increasing…
Mozambique
Highlights The final results of the Food Security and Nutrition Assessment, carried out by the Mozambique VAC were released recently. The assessment found that 659,000 people, or 3.8% of the total population (and 22% of the population in the affected…
Mozambique
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it can continue to provide aid to thousands of Mozambican drought victims, thanks to the first shipment of 16,000 tons of maize from South Africa. The donation is part of a…
Mozambique
The purpose of the Forum for Food Security in Southern Africa project is to provide a platform for improved linkages between food security analysis, policy making and implementation in the Southern Africa region. www.odi.org.uk/food-security-forum/ Summary The current crisis In 2001/02 Mozambique experienced…
Mozambique
An assessment team, led by World Vision Mozambique Relief Manager Anthea Spinks along with the SAFER Programme Co-ordinator, Rein Paulsen, visited Gaza province, north of Maputo, last week to assess the worsening food security situation. The assessment mainly focused on…
Mozambique
Mission Highlights Total cereal production in Mozambique for 2002/03 is estimated at over 1.8 million tonnes, some 2.5 percent above last year's level. However, in southern and some of central provinces prolonged dry spells and high temperatures caused almost total failure…
Mozambique
by Solveig Olafsdottir in Gaza province Antonieta Antonio Cumaio has nothing to do all day but wait for her father to come back from the fields. None of her neighbours wants anything to do with her. Her illness makes them…
Mozambique
BEIRA - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today was pleased to announce the arrival of Algerian-donated rice, boosting the agency's ability to scale up food aid for hundreds of thousands of drought-hit Mozambicans. The gift of 12,000 tons…
