Reports

Highlights UNICEF and partners have screened 233,950 children for acute malnutrition and provided lifesaving treatment for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) to 7,822 children aged 0-59 months since January 2017. UNICEF has provided 219,859 children aged 6-59 months with…

05 October 2017, Harare – the United Nations Team in Zimbabwe concluded a three-day field visit (2-5 October 2017) to UN-supported humanitarian, community asset and resilience building projects in Masvingo, Mwenezi and Chivi Districts in Masvingo…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Between January and March 2017, Zimbabwe experienced severe flooding across 37 districts of the country, which damaged local infrastructure, livelihoods, transportation routes, and homes. The above-average precipitation during this period was…

C. Nicholas Cuneo, Richard Sollom, and Chris Beyrer Abstract The 2008–2009 Zimbabwe cholera epidemic resulted in 98,585 reported cases and caused more than 4,000 deaths. In this study, we used a mixed-methods approach that combined primary qualitative data…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Zimbabwe experienced one of its most severe lean seasons in the last few decades due to the impacts of the El Niño induced drought which left about 42 percent of the…

Highlights UNICEF and partners have provided lifesaving treatment for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) to 250 children aged 0-59 months and 5,088 children aged 6-59 months during the period January to June 2017. A total of 54,252 caregivers have…

Background • Since 2011, Zimbabwe’s Gross Domesc Product growth rate has been declining from a high of 11.9% to 1.5% in 2015. It was esmated at 0.6% in 2016 but is now projected to rise to 3.7%…

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Many new urban areas are not yet connected to municipal water supplies Water supplies to older residential areas are erratic because of dilapidated pipes and other infrastructure problems Water problems brought about interesting twist to domestic life,…

Wetlands can ease impacts of changing climate by maintaining groundwater levels and protecting areas from the worst impacts of floods By Jeffrey Moyo HARARE, June 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Unspooling the rope tied to a metal bucket,…

OVERVIEW In response to a severe drought associated with the 2015/16 El Niño episode, the Southern African Development Community launched a regional humanitarian appeal in July 2016 for $2.4 billion to support the needs of the affected…