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HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS MONITORING SUMMARY PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe made an official announcement during his birthday speech broadcast on national television that elections will have to be held this year with or without a new constitution in full support…
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This report is a follow-up to the Taking Transitional Justice to the People outreach project, which commenced in 2009, during which the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) went to local communities across the country…
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Meanwhile, the number of cases of typhoid reported in the capital and other parts of the country has risen to 3,074, according to Dr. Portia Manangazira, director of Epidemiology and Disease Control for the Ministry of…
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by Peter Marimudza Wednesday 29 February 2012 HARARE -- A typhoid outbreak that began in Harare last year is steadily spreading across Zimbabwe with more than 3 000 cases reported although only one death due to the disease…
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Buhera south is experiencing serious food shortages with many surviving on one meal a day. In an attempt to assist the elderly and orphans to stave off hunger, a group of 35 people has formed a…
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Epidemiology and Disease Control Director Dr. Portia Manangazira told Parliament’s committee on health that most typhoid cases were reported in Kuwadzana, Mufakose and Crowborough Violet Gonda & Irwin Chifera | Washington The Zimbabwean Ministry of Health said Tuesday…
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Key Messages • No major shocks have affected livelihoods in Zimbabwe in the 2011/12 consumption year. The Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee estimates that 1.4 million people will be food insecure during the current peak lean season, which…
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Key Points Zimbabwe’s 2012 CAP only 4 per cent funded. Food assistance partners halve rations to beneficiaries. $19.6 million urgently needed for food assistance programmes. Nearly 50,000 malaria cases and 36 deaths reported in first two months of 2012. Rains, storms…
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ERF News The Emergency Response Fund (ERF) Advisory Board met on 21 February 2012 and reviewed six projects for funding totalling US$896,103. The meeting chaired by the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) Mr Alain Noudehou approved project proposals under…
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HARARE, 24 February 2012 (IRIN) - Widespread poverty, a lack of social services and poor enforcement of legislation are hindering efforts to eradicate child labour in Zimbabwe. According to a 2010 UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report, 13…