Reports

Cyclone Idai devastated large parts of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi when it made landfall in March 2019 in the city of Beira, Mozambique. When the cyclone had passed on, much of Beira was underwater and…

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2019— The World Bank Board of Directors approved today a $72 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) Crisis Response Window (CRW) to the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) for…

Food insecurity continues to rise in Southern Africa - new SADC Report: Projection puts 41 million at risk 10 July 2019, Gaborone, Botswana - According to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) 2019 Synthesis Report on the…

FOREWORD Zimbabwe has experienced the most devastating natural disaster in the country’s recorded history. Cyclone Idai hit the eastern part of Zimbabwe on 15th March 2019. Strong winds and heavy rain totaling 200mm to 600mm (equivalent to…

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster On 5 September 2018, 25 patients were admitted at Beatrice Road Infectious Disease Hospital (BRIDH) presenting symptoms which included diarrhoea and vomiting. Ten (10) of these patients were referred from Harare…

HIGHLIGHTS UNICEF and partners reached 7,799 children and adolescents affected by floods with child protection services. Access to safe drinking water was provided to 122,903 people (of 180,000 targeted) with UNICEF support. A total of 61,162 children were vaccinated…

HIGHLIGHTS • The Displacement Tracking Mechanism (DTM) assessment at the village level has concluded that almost 51,000 people have been displaced. Of those, about 35,600 have returned to their places of origin, many of them without adequate…

OVERVIEW Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall in Zimbabwe on 15 March 2019 and the country experienced floods and sustained heavy rains. From 9 — 14 May 2019 IOM, in close coordination with the Government of Zimbabwe and…

This Situation Report is produced by OCHA Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa in collaboration with humanitarian partners. The Situation Report builds on Flash Updates No. 6 and provides more detailed information on the situation…

HIGHLIGHTS • UNICEF and partners reached 7,443 children and adolescents affected by floods with child protection services. • Since the onset of the cyclone a total of 172,907 out of a target of 216,000 people have been reached…