Reports

HIGHLIGHTS WVI Roundtable Meeting: World Vision International organised an internal roundtable meeting on the southern African crisis. PRRO Appraisal Missions: Multi-agency appraisal missions were undertaken in five countries in preparation of the WFP planned Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO). UNDP's Southern Africa…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background: The assessment was carried out in an environment with economic conditions worsening, the country experiencing food shortages due to droughts and other factors and hyperinflation standing at 455.6 percent in September 2003. Survey Design: A livelihoods based structured questionnaires…

AND MORE UN Secretary General, Mr. Kofi Annan appointed Zambia's former President, Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, as co-patron of the United Nations Commission for HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa (CHGA). Inflation in Zimbabwe hit 426.6 per cent in August, according to the government's…

Karin Pretorius - World Vision SAFER Communications Officer Baghdad, Beitbridge - an urban township that is not terrorised by war, but by contaminated water and the threat of another cholera outbreak. Known as one of the busiest border towns in southern…

IP/03/1181 Brussels, 28 August 2003 - The European Commission has approved a €25 million aid package to support victims of the humanitarian crisis in Southern Africa. The funds will help meet the food, water, sanitation and health needs of vulnerable…

Foreword In Zimbabwe every individual has, in one-way or another been affected by the HIV and AIDS pandemic either through the loss of a parent, a loved one, a close relative or a workmate. The social and…

Appeal Target: CHF 526,122 Period covered: January - April 2003 The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active…

IP/03/684 Brussels, 14 May 2003 - The European Commission has adopted a €13 million humanitarian aid package to support vulnerable people affected by drought and food shortages in Zimbabwe. The funds provided by the Commission's Humanitarian Aid Office, ECHO, under the…

GoZ announces new minimum wage levels The Tripartite Negotiating Forum, composed of representatives from both government and business, announced agreement on a new set of minimum wage levels. The minimum for farmworkers is to be ZW$23,070/mo, and for horticulture and agro-industry…

Relief in response to the unfolding humanitarian needs has expanded its programme to cover about 1,7 million beneficiaries in 18 districts throughout the country. The general food aid program has distributed a record 20,485 metric tonnes of food in a…