Reports

March 19, 2019 10:55 PM Columbus Mavhunga Zimbabweans have started raising funds and donating goods to provide relief to those who have been affected by Cyclone Idai, which the government says has killed nearly 100 people and displaced…

*Executive summary – update to March 2019 This document builds on the previous report published in January, please refer to it for more insight on the precipitation pattern that led to the drought and earlier reported impacts. Compared…

HIGHLIGHTS More than 100 deaths have been reported, more than 200 people have been injured and over 200 are still reported missing. Marowanyati Dam in Murambinda has overflowed, raising water levels in Mwerahari River. People living along the…

Tropical Cyclone Idai hit eastern Zimbabwe with heavy rains and strong winds on 15-16 March. Manicaland and Masvingo provinces are mostly impacted, facing massive destructing caused by floods and landslides. An estimated number of 12,500 to 15,000…

HIGHLIGHTS • Flooding caused by the Tropical Cyclone Idai weather system continues to cause massive destruction, with heavy rains reported in Manicaland and Masvingo provinces. • At least 82 deaths have been reported, 200 people have been injured…

SG/SM/19498 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary‑General António Guterres: The Secretary‑General is saddened by the loss of life, destruction of property and displacement of people due to the heavy rains and flooding…

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), as part of the support it provides to Member States through its UN-SPIDER programme, has requested the activation of the International Charter "Space and Major Disasters" for…

HIGHLIGHTS • The President has declared the impact of Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe a state of disaster. • The Cyclone Idai weather system hit eastern Zimbabwe on 15 and 16 March, with Chimanimani and Chipinge districts in Manicaland…

Unusually high temperatures, on top of a lack of rainfall, are hitting crops and livestock, officials say By Lungelo Ndlovu BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, March 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Despite a dry year, Sazini Moyo's maize crop had been…

Investigate, Prosecute Responsible Security Forces (Johannesburg) – Zimbabwe security forces used excessive lethal force to crush nationwide protests in mid-January 2019. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s sudden announcement of a fuel price increase of 150 percent resulted in three…