Zimbabwe
World Vision to start vast water and sanitation program World Vision Zimbabwe has embarked on a massive water and sanitation programme that is set to benefit close to 51 800 people in the Mukumbura area in Mount Darwin, 260…
Zimbabwe
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…
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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…
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General Highlights Humanitarian Situation Highlights Rainfall patterns The long awaited rains arrived last week. Meteorological information sources says that the rains are expected to continue for the next few days. The upgrading of El Niño from low to moderate means that the…
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Visit of UN Special Envoy on HIV/AIDS in Africa Stephen Lewis, the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, visited Zimbabwe from 4 to 8 December 2002. His message was that unless there is an urgent and effective response to…
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Programme Update Health In order to scale up the Household and Community Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) programme within the context of the current emergency, 8 Provincial Multi-sectoral Core Teams of Facilitators (57 participants in all) were trained in IMCI. The…
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Harare, 10 September 2002 - Twelve trucks, each carrying 30 metric tonnes (MT) of UNIMIX, arrived in Harare yesterday, after having crossed the border at Beitbridge last Sunday. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) hired the trucks to bring…
Zimbabwe
UN Secretary-General appoints Special Envoy for Humanitarian Needs in Southern Africa Mr. Kofi Anan, the UN Secretary-General has appointed Mr. James Morris, the executive Director of the World Food Programme, to serve as his Special Envoy on…
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A multi-causal crisis demands a multi-sectoral response Up to 12.8 million people require assistance, more than half of whom are children and 2.3 million are children under five Situation compounded by high prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the region 1.…
Zimbabwe
July 2002 - June 2003 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Over six million Zimbabweans - half the population - are at risk due to the worsening food shortage in the country, a shortage estimated at 1.8 million Metric Tonnes (MTs).…
