Reports

BULAWAYO, 8 April (IRIN) - Recent rains across most of southwestern Zimbabwe have raised hopes for an improved harvest among small-scale farmers in the drought-prone Matabeleland region. In interviews around Gwanda and Bulawayo, resettled and communal farmers told IRIN the…

UN launches Consolidated Appeal for Zimbabwe The Consolidated Appeal for Zimbabwe, prepared in close consultation with the Government of Zimbabwe as well as other humanitarian stakeholders, has been presented in Geneva and New York simultaneously. The new…

(Harare/Geneva/New York, 2 April 2004): The United Nations in Zimbabwe is urgently seeking additional funds to meet massive humanitarian needs, especially for health care, safe water, sanitation, education, and recovery at household and community levels. "The generosity of the international community…

July 2003 - June 2004 FOREWORD This Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP) is a review of the ongoing humanitarian programme in Zimbabwe, incorporating an update of activities and incorporating additional projects. The CAP supports the implementation of new projects,…

Executive Summary A. The Evaluation Evaluated Action: ECHO funded Operations in Zimbabwe in the Period 2002 and 2003 under the subsequent decisions: ECHO/TPS/210/2002/16000 & ECHO/ZWE/210/2003/01000 (value of food security component: €12,732,08911) Focus of Report: Food Security operations under the a.m. decisions (self-standing report,…

JOHANNESBURG, 22 March (IRIN) - Zimbabwe's economic crisis has seen deepening vulnerability in urban areas and an increase in the number of malnourished children attending clinics in the two largest urban centres. In its latest situation report the World Food Programme…

Malaria Cases Increasing Countrywide Cases of malaria are reported to be on the increase in most parts of the country. A weekly report for week 9 on Epidemic Prone Diseases, Deaths and Public Health Events compiled by the Ministry of…

In BriefAppeal No.: 01.23/2003 (Click here to access the 2003 Appeal) Appeal target: CHF 526,122 (USD 261,000 or EUR 357,709) Appeal coverage: 107.1% (Click here to access the Final Financial Report) Appeal 2004: Zimbabwe no. 01.20/2004 (Click here…

HIGHLIGHTS RIACSO has launched its campaign "Through the Eyes of Women" on 8 March 2004. The aim of the campaign is to alert the world to the triple threat and advocate for support to southern African women throughout the year. Malianano…

JOHANNESBURG, 8 March (IRIN) - Nearly 2.5 million urban Zimbabweans are food insecure according to a recent urban food security assessment, an increase of 1.4 million people above an estimate made in April 2003. The report by the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment…