Reports

Period covered by this Operations Update No. 1: 6 August - 25 August 2008 Appeal target (current): CHF 27,727,566 (USD 26,837,020) Appeal coverage: Approximately 3% Appeal history: This preliminary emergency appeal was launched on 6 August 2008 for CHF 27,755,314 (USD 26,837,020), to assist…

GLIDE JT-2008-000097-ZWE This preliminary emergency appeal seeks CHF 27,755,314 (USD 26,837,020) in cash or in kind to support the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) to assist 260,100 OVC, HBC clients and their household members within its community home-based care programme…

Testimony of Katherine Almquist USAID Assistant Administrator for Africa Subcommittee on African Affairs Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate Thank you for inviting me to speak about USAID's support for US foreign policy goals in Zimbabwe. We appreciate the strong bipartisan support in…

As the humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe deepens, many communities have lost their basic health services and continuing Red Cross assistance to vulnerable populations is vital. Drought, HIV, political violence and economic meltdown continue to affect the country and the humanitarian…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last situation report was dated May 16, 2008. BACKGROUND Conditions for most Zimbabweans continue to deteriorate due to the country's collapsing…

Zimbabwe is facing hard times. Zoran Jovanovic, the ICRC's head of the regional delegation in Harare, talks about the challenges the country is facing and what the ICRC is doing to help Zimbabweans meet those challenges. Zoran Jovanovic What is…

Following instructions from the Zimbabwean government for all aid agencies to suspend their field-based operations in particular, food distribution - CAFOD sadly feels it is necessary to suspend all programmes in the country. This decision has been taken in consideration for…

I. SITUATION ANALYSIS On the 4th of June 2008, the Zimbabwean Government, through the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, instructed all Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) / Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to suspend their field operations across the country until…

HIGHLIGHTS - Violence in townships against foreign nationals has claimed 42 lives (23 May 2008) and has spread to most of the country; - According to the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC), more than 21,800 persons are currently displaced in South Africa…

I. SITUATION ANALYSIS The date for the Presidential run-off vote has been set for 27 June 2008. Mr Tsvangirai of MDC and President Mugabe of ZANU PF will contest for the Presidential seat. Despite the public denunciation of political violence…