Reports

HIGHLIGHTS HIV prevalence rate down again (see section III, HIV&AIDS) 2007/8 agricultural season preparations (see section III, feature of the month) I. FUNDING - Zimbabwe 2007 Consolidated Appeal Funding C Financial Tracking System as at 31 October 2007: - Requested Funds: 379 million USD -…

by Sibusisiwe Ndlovu Diarrhea outbreaks and other waterborne diseases continue to be reported in municipal health centres in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest city, as the water crisis affecting the city worsens. World Vision is responding with efforts to restore water…

UK relief and development agency Tearfund is launching an emergency appeal to support Zimbabwe churches bringing help to the poorest families affected by Zimbabwe's spiralling crisis. Many have gone without food for weeks with even basic items unavailable in shops.…

BACKGROUND Conditions for most Zimbabweans continue to deteriorate due to the country's collapsing economy, declining access to basic social services and staple food items, and the effects of HIV/AIDS. Detrimental Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) policies, corruption, and the poor 2006/2007 agricultural…

BULAWAYO, 19 September 2007 (IRIN) Desperate measures being taken by residents of Bulawayo, capital of Matabeleland North Province and Zimbabwe's second city, to cushion the effects of acute water shortages are aggravating the health problems of its 1.5 million residents. Stringent…

Churches in Zimbabwe's second largest city, Bulawayo, are launching emergency distributions of water and warning of 'disastrous' water shortages that could lead to diseases like cholera. "Many people in western areas have had virtually no water for a whole month.…

SADC MEDIATION EFFORT HAS LITTLE IMPACT Analysts dismiss the South African president's claim of significant progress in negotiations to break Zimbabwe's political deadlock. By Norman Chitapi in Harare When leaders of the Southern African Development Community, SADC, met in the…

VOTER REGISTRATION ENDS WITH A WHIMPER A campaign to register voters for next year's election ended almost unmarked, with many people saying they were unaware of the threemonth long process. From Joseph Sithole in Harare Zimbabwe's joint presidential and…

This report covers the period of 01/01/2007 to 30/06/2007of the 2006-2007 Appeal. In a world of global challenges, continued poverty, inequity, and increasing vulnerability to disasters and disease, the International Federation with its global network, works to accomplish its Global Agenda,…

BACKGROUND Conditions for the majority of Zimbabweans continue to deteriorate due to the country's collapsing economy, declining access to basic social services, and the effects of HIV/AIDS. Detrimental Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) policies and the poor 2006/2007 agricultural growing season are…