Reports

HARARE, 28 February 2007 (IRIN In-Depth) Zimbabwean parents not only have to contend with fees they cannot afford, but also with expensive essentials like uniforms, which now cost 600 times more than they did in 2006. Inflation is now…

HIGHLIGHTS OCHA allocates US$2 million to Zimbabwe for water and sanitation and emergency shelter CAP 2007 now over 8% funded Severe moisture stress affects crops in Matebeleland and some parts of the country I. FUNDING On 7 February the United Nations Office for the…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] HARARE, 27 February 2007 (IRIN) - An "informal curfew" has been imposed on the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. According to human rights groups and analysts it is designed to check…

HARARE, 23 February 2007 - The German Government today donated a massive 17.9million Euro to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Zimbabwe as it rallied around Zimbabwe's orphaned and vulnerable children. The investment - the largest ever from the German…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 22 February2007 (IRIN) - Hyperinflation and an unrealistic foreign exchange rate has posed tremendous challenges for humanitarian organisations in Zimbabwe struggling to provide aid and development. "We fund the…

There is no question that food aid is necessary in this country; the lethal cocktail of aids, poverty and malnutrition is quietly killing 3500 every week. While the Mugabe regime is clearly the responsible party for these killings, the…

Although cumulative rainfall has been near normal, the distribution of dekadal rainfall since the beginning of October 2006 has been less than satisfactory causing serious concerns for the upcoming harvest in April/May 2007. In the south-southwest half of the…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] HARARE, 19 February2007 (IRIN) - A tense calm prevailed in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, on Monday after a police crackdown led to several clashes with angry supporters trying to…

A JOINT UNICEF & MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SERVICES, LABOUR AND SOCIAL WELFARE MEDIA RELEASE HARARE 15 February 2007 - An historic national partnership was sealed today when 21NGOs signed agreements with the Zimbabwean Government and UNICEF to advance a National…

MUTARE - President Robert Mugabe's government has called in the military to arm-twist striking teachers to return to work, while also threatening to withdraw salaries and fire those refusing to resume classes. Several school heads on Wednesday told ZimOnline that they…