Reports

Key figures 853,032 learners (ECD to Grade 7, ages 3 to 12) targeted under the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) through Education in Emergency support across 33 districts with severe needs. 3.5 Million learners are currently affected under the…

October 6, 2020 | The World Food Programme (WFP) together with the Economic Policy Research Institute (EPRI) The past two decades have demonstrated the manifold pathways through which comprehensive and integrated social protection systems can enable and…

By Roselyne Sachiti and Tatenda Chimbwanda Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe- Michelle and Munashe Butao are twelve-year-old twins whose resemblance is quite striking. Both shy and passionate about school as well as doing household chores, the two are always…

Key figures • 853,032 learners (ECD to Grade 7, ages 3 to 12) targeted under the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) through Education in Emergency support across 33 districts with severe needs. • 3.5 Million learners are currently affected…

HIGHLIGHTS As of 3 September, 6,678 COVID-19 cases and 206 deaths were confirmed, with 85 per cent in the five provinces of Harare, Bulawayo, Matabeleland South, Midlands and Manicaland. From 1 April to 31 August, 17,732 Zimbabwean migrants…

OVERVIEW The current outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in a global pandemic, increasing the risk to vulnerable populations, mobile populations and internally displaced people. On 17 March 2020, the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) declared COVID-19 a national disaster and…

Summary The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented socio-economic and health challenges for older people in Zimbabwe. The crisis has resulted in the breakdown of an already weakened health sector which lacks sufficient medication and medical staff. Furthermore,…

Description of the disaster In March 2019, southern Africa was hit by a tropical cyclone, rated amongst the worst ever experienced in the continent. Named cyclone Idai, the disaster was a result of a tropical depression which originated…

HIGHLIGHTS As of 20 August, 5,745 COVID-19 cases and 151 deaths were confirmed, with 80 per cent in the four provinces of Harare, Bulawayo, Midlands and Matabeleland South. From 1 April to 19 August, 15,776 Zimbabwean migrants returned…

Multi-hazard Situation Mid-Year Report: (January-July 2020) Highlights According to the Zimbabwe Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP, 2020) launched on 2 April, 2020, 7 million people (including 3.2 million children) are projected to be in urgent need of humanitarian assistance…