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Africa Report N=B086 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS Zimbabwe's crisis -- political as well as economic -- remains as deep as ever, with widespread abuse of human rights and ever harder lives for the average citizen. The ruling ZANU-PF party continues…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. For…

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Access to food continues to be the biggest food security challenge in 2004/05. In April 2004 the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVAC) estimated that about 2.2 million rural people would need food assistance between August and November…

Drought is endemic to southern Africa. Floods are common. In response to these disasters, agricultural inputs such as seed and fertilizer are distributed to one or another affected community virtually every year. Yet these relief programs are generally defined anew…