Reports

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 5 November (IRIN) - Gains in reducing infant and child mortality in Southern Africa are being eroded by the impact of HIV/AIDS, the 40th Regional Health Ministers' Conference…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 2 November (IRIN) Concerns that food aid could be used as a political tool in Zimbabwe's upcoming parliamentary elections have been rejected as "baseless" by the government. Spokesman Steyn…

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…

Millions of people in Zimbabwe are going hungry as access to food continues to diminish. Until mid-2004 international food aid programmes provided much needed relief. But international food aid stopped when the government of Zimbabwe told the UN and…

John Hoddinott Rational but harmful In many developing countries, a household’s assets often perform more than one function. For example, assets such as livestock can be both a store of wealth and the means by which income is…

Preparation for 2004/05 Agricultural Season: Main Challenges and Constraints A few weeks before the start of the 2004/05 season, the availability of agricultural inputs is still uncertain. Prospects of a good season are dampened by the difficulty…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 27 October (IRIN) - Children receiving food aid are often stigmatised and maltreated by guardians, according to the findings of a pilot project in Zimbabwe to assess…

By Chris McIvor, Save the Children (UK) Over the last two years, due to drought, economic decline and low agricultural productivity arising from the government's land reform programme, a significant humanitarian operation has been under way to feed Zimbabwe's people.…

C-SAFE Learning Center takes Food Programming Studies on the Road Between the 13th and 20th of September, C-SAFE's Learning Center took the results of two recent studies on a road trip to Harare, Blantyre, Lusaka and Johannesburg. In each of…

Appeal Target: US$ 1, 213,751 Dear Colleagues, The overall national food supply situation through to the next harvest in April 2005 remains uncertain. There is concern about increasing vulnerability in rural areas especially in southern Zimbabwe where food shortages are becoming…