Reports

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 12 February (IRIN) Indications are that the March/April harvest will not bring the hoped for relief to Zimbabwe's hungry millions - meaning that aid agencies will have to…

JOHANNESBURG, 12 February (IRIN) - Zimbabwe will receive a consignment of 340,000 vaccines from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) as part of efforts to control the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) which has dealt a severe blow to…

JOHANNESBURG, 11 February (IRIN) Zimbabwe has blamed logistical problems by neighbouring rail networks for delaying the arrival of much-need maize supplies. The state-controlled Herald newspaper on Tuesday reported a Grain Marketing Board (GMB) official as saying: "Maize running into thousands of…

Joint Workshop on Humanitarian Principles A joint workshop looking at Humanitarian Principles and Practices and their consequences in the current humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe is being planned. It will be held in Harare in March 2003. With the…

JOHANNESBURG, 6 February (IRIN) - Clarity is being sought over a discrepancy between Zimbabwe's official tally of cereal food stocks - which indicated a national surplus - and the reality of on-going shortages on the ground, humanitarian sources told…

Summary A cereal deficit of approximately 1 million MT is expected for the 2003/04 consumption year; the Government and NGO community need to start planning for continued food aid, non food aid and food imports for the…

HEADLINES UN Special Envoys Visit Zimbabwe Cholera cases continue to increase Malaria cases increase Planning for the National Nutrition Survey almost complete Local journalists visit Supplementary Feeding Centre and Water and Sanitation projects PROGRAMMES HEALTH: Cholera: The cholera situation in the country is still uncertain with…

UN Special Envoys in Zimbabwe Following up findings from their first missions, Mr James Morris and Mr Stephen Lewis' second Zimbabwe mission (23 to 25 January 2003) re-assessed the humanitarian situation in the region, reviewed response efforts and co-ordination mechanisms…

The United States ambassador to Zimbabwe on Wednesday officially launched the C-SAFE programme in Zimbabwe. At a press conference, the ambassador told journalists that the US government was willing to assist the needy populations of Zimbabwe in every way…

IHA/753, AFR/550 NEW YORK, 28 January (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) - Worsening conditions in Zimbabwe have led the World Food Programme (WFP) to step up its food distribution there this month. Improvements in WFP's capacity and pipeline…