Reports

Highlights • Close to 27 million people are food insecure and require immediate food assistance in the seven Southern African countries where the UN World Food Programme (WFP) is responding to communities affected by the El Niño-induced…

Approximate date of impact General election in Zimbabwe were planned with a vote on 23 August 2023. The vote and calendar of the election is detailed below but polling days was ínally extended for 2 days: 23-24…

Highlights 7.6 million people (50 per cent of the total population) in the country are facing food insecurity (2024 rural and urban Zimbabwe Livelihoods Assessment Committee (ZimLAC). Further child wasting is worsening from 4.1 per cent to…

Girls being married off to get their families food, finds ActionAid report on drought in Southern Africa It is time to prioritise young women’s protection in the face of the devastating impacts of an ongoing El Nino-induced…

Highlights The Government of Zimbabwe issued a Flash Appeal to address the El Niño induced drought amounting to US$ 3.9 billion (US$ 2 billion for immediate response and US$1.9 billion for resilience building interventions). The UN Resident Coordinator…

Key Messages Just two to three months after the harvest, at least one in five households in the typical deficit-producing areas in the south, east, west, and extreme north, as well as some typical surplus producing areas…

According to the Rural Livelihoods Assessment Report published on 18 July, the economy in Zimbabwe is largely impacted by prolonged dry weather conditions due to El Niño, which exacerbates water scarcity and impacts agriculture, hydroelectric power…

The economic fallout of COVID-19, rising energy prices, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, droughts and floods have all contributed to increased food insecurity around the world. In Zimbabwe, with funding from the EU, the World…

Highlights • The El Niño-induced drought and flooding has triggered a prolonged hunger crisis, requiring a comprehensive, large-scale regional and multi-sectoral response to address the immediate needs of millions of people in Southern Africa. • The United Nations…

Highlights The Government of Zimbabwe issued an El Niño induced drought flash appeal costed at US$ 3.9 billion (US$ 2 billion for immediate response and US$1.9 billion for resilience building interventions). An inter-agency El Niño induced drought flash…