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Zimbabwe: 10,000 Cyclone Idai Victims Receive Farm Inputs, Cash
New Zimbabwe, 3 December 2020
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has assisted 10 222 households in tropical storm Cyclone Idai affected areas with agricultural inputs and cash transfers as part of its… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: 2.6m Villagers Facing Severe Food Shortages - Report
New Zimbabwe, 3 December 2020
A total of 2.61 million people or 27% of the population in rural Zimbabwe are facing severe food shortages, according to a report released this week. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Hunger Feared If Zimbabwe Ignores Property Rights
CAJ News, 27 October 2020
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Tribunal Rights Watch warned Zimbabwe would suffer further food insecurity if property rights were violated. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: WFP in U.S.$250 Million Appeal to Fight Hunger
New Zimbabwe, 6 August 2020
With Covid-19 now worsening recurrent hunger in Zimbabwe, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has appealed for an additional US$250 million to mitigate the rapidly… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Millions More Zimbabweans Face Hunger Amid Covid-19 Menace - WFP
New Zimbabwe, 31 July 2020
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking more international donor support to prevent millions of Zimbabweans from plunging deeper into hunger. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: WFP Urgently Seeks International Support To Prevent Millions Plunging Deeper Into Hunger
WFP, 30 July 2020
With COVID-19 aggravating an already severe hunger crisis in Zimbabwe, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today appealed for an additional US$250 million to support a… Read more »
Millions Facing Severe Food Shortages in Rural Zimbabwe
A total of 2.61 million people or 27% of the population in rural Zimbabwe are facing severe food shortages, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has said. In their latest report, IPC says the food insecurity was primarily due to the shocks and hazards experienced in the country in recent months. These include drought and reduced livelihood opportunities due to restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. In April 2020, the World Food Programme classified Zimbabwe as one of 18 countries in the world that will likely be worse off once the deadly novel coronavirus pandemic loosens its grip on the world.
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As farmers prepare to plant their crops ahead of the November rainy season, newly hatched locusts are lying in wait. This means the already strained humanitarian situation in the ... Read more »
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The World Food Programme has classified Zimbabwe as one of 18 countries in the world that will likely be worse off once the deadly novel coronavirus pandemic loosens its grip on ... Read more »
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In his capacity as African Union Chairperson, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for the lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe and Sudan to allow all African countries ... Read more »
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Human rights organisations have warned the ruling Zanu-PF party against the partisan distribution of COVID-19 aid meant for vulnerable households facing hunger during the 21-day ... Read more »
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A United Nations report estimates almost 690 million people around the world went hungry in 2019. In 2020, the report forecasts that 130 million additional people could be pushed ... Read more »
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The Covid-19 pandemic is exposing how Southern Africa's overreliance on high-cost imported seeds and fertilisers, and a lack of state investment in climate-resilient farming, are ... Read more »
