Reports

By Columbus Mavhunga September 23, 2019 07:30 PM HARARE - Zimbabwe's capital has closed its water plant due to lack of funds to purchase water treatment chemicals, forcing residents to rely on open and untreated water sources. Grace Kufakunesu,…

Beneficiaries reached: 292 000 smallholder farmers Activities implemented: Trained 140 Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) technical staff on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) surveillance and diagnosis methods, teaching laboratory analytical methods, disease prevention and control measures to protect poultry…

Zimbabwe is currently facing a severe drought caused by poor rains that affected food harvests between October 2018 and May 2019. In August 2019, the government declared the 2018/19 drought and cropping season “a State of…

STORY HIGHLIGHTS After massive devastation in Zimbabwe from Cyclone Idai, a new World Bank-funded multi-sector operation will advance recovery and resilience building to prevent a development crisis Approximately 270,000 people have been affected, with estimated direct damages of…

OVERVIEW Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall in Zimbabwe on 15 March 2019 and the country experienced floods and sustained heavy rains. From 17-19 July 2019, IOM, in partnership with Care International and on close coordination with the…

GENEVA (12 September 2019) – UN Special Rapporteur Clément Nyaletsossi Voule will visit Zimbabwe from 17 to 27 September 2019 to assess the country’s achievements and challenges in relation to the exercise of the rights to…

The Regional Supply and Market Outlook report provides a summary of regional staple food availability, surpluses and deficits during the current marketing year, projected price behavior, implications for local and regional commodity procurement, and essential market…

The situation As a result of El-Nino induced poor rainfall season, Cyclone Idai and economic shocks, Zimbabwe is currently going through a number of humanitarian challenges. The drought condition that started in 2018 continue to affect large…

The African Development Bank, with the World Bank and the government of Zimbabwe on 2 September 2019 launched post cyclone Idai recovery projects totaling $96.7 million to restore livelihoods and rehabilitate infrastructure in areas most hit…

One Year On: Shattered Hopes and Promises August 26 marked the anniversary of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s inauguration into office. Zimbabweans had very high hopes for his administration, buttressed by his election promises that living conditions for many will…