Eight Million Zimbabweans Will Need Food Aid in 2021
An estimated 7.9 million people, including 4.1 million children, will urgently require humanitarian assistance in 2021, due to food insecurity, health crises, the impact of Covid-19, and economic deterioration. Nearly 5.5 million people in rural areas are food insecure, and acute malnutrition has increased from 3.6% in 2019 to 4.5% in 2020. Covid-19 has reduced income opportunities and food sources for more than half of the population, and nearly one quarter of Zimbabweans are unable to access basic commodities.
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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 ... Read more »
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Zimbabweans will face yet another gloomy festive holiday this year as price of basic goods continue to soar well beyond the reach of many at a time authorities predict that ... Read more »
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Zimbabwe is one of 10 countries where fewer than 20% of children receive a minimally adequate diet, further compromising their lifelong quality of life, according to the latest ... 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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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 »
Children jump over a stream of sewage flowing in Chitungwiza.
