HARARE, Zimbabwe ¨C The Government of Japan has contributed JPY 200 million, approximately USD 1.3 million, to the United Nations Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) to support food and nutrition assistance for refugees and asylum seekers at Tongogara Refugee Settlement.
Yokohama - The Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) welcomes a contribution of US$67.3 million from the Government of Japan to provide assistance to vulnerable people affected by conflict, natural disasters, and economic crises in 27 countries across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
Nacala, Mozambique - The United Nations Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) welcomes a €3 million contribution from the European Union (EU) to support a regional initiative aimed at strengthening disaster preparedness across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) specifically in Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
HARARE ¨C The United Nations Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) today welcomed a contribution of JPY 200 million (approx. US$1.3 million) from the Government of Japan to support 32,000 vulnerable people with nutritious food assistance in Zimbabwe.
Harare, Zimbabwe ¨C The United Nations Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalise their collaboration on integrating food and nutrition assistance with sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) and gender-based violence (GBV) services, in Zimbabwe.
HARARE ¨C The United Nations Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) welcomes a contribution of US$ 5.1 million from the Government of Japan to support 37,000 climate-affected smallholder farmers across five districts in Zimbabwe.
HARARE ¨C The United Nations Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) today welcomed a contribution of US$ 1.4 million (JPY 200,000,000) from the Government of Japan. This funding will allow Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ to support approximately 26,000 people affected by the ongoing El Ni?o-induced drought in Zimbabwe.
Pretoria, 5 June 2024 - More than 30 million people across Southern Africa have been affected by a severe drought. Millions could be pushed into acute hunger unless support is urgently mobilized to scale before the next lean season, warn the United Nations (UN) and partners.
HARARE ¨C The Government of Japan today provided a US$1.36 million (?200,000,000) contribution to the United Nations Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ that will help provide critical food assistance for over 40,000 vulnerable people in Zimbabwe.
HARARE ¨C Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a contribution of US$11.27 million to the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) in Zimbabwe, ensuring that approximately 230,000 of the most vulnerable people in Mwenezi, Mangwe, Chivi, and Buhera districts will receive critical food assistance during the January to March 2024 lean season.
HARARE ¨C The Government of Zimbabwe and the United Nations Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) have signed a Letter of Understanding (LoU) to formalize their collaboration on improving food systems and reforming the Social Protection System in Zimbabwe.
HARARE ¨CThe United Nations Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) welcomes a US$2 million contribution from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to support more than 2,000 vulnerable families in three urban areas over the next year.
HARARE ¨C The Government of Zimbabwe has today contributed 4,400 mt of maize grain, to the United Nations Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) to meet the food needs of refugees living at Tongogara Refugee Camp in Chipinge.
HARARE ¨C The United Nations Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) has rolled out resilience building activities with support of the Government of Japan to boost food security and improve the livelihoods of nearly 9,000 people in Chiredzi district, in southern Zimbabwe.
HARARE ¨C The United Nations Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) today welcomes an US$8.7 million contribution from the United States to power its resilience building activities for more than 65,000 people in five food insecure communities for the next six months.
HARARE ¨C The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has today contributed US$36.7 million on behalf of the American people to help the United Nations Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) provide food assistance at the peak of the lean season between October and March next year.
ROME ¨C Further food ration cuts are imminent for refugees as humanitarian needs multiply around the world while funding struggles to keep pace, warns the United Nations Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) on World Refugee Day. The somber warning comes as Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ has already been forced to significantly reduce rations to refugees across its operations.
HARARE ¨C The Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) and the Government of Japan are pleased to announce the finalisation of a resilience building programme in the district of Mount Darwin.
Harare ¨C On International day of South-South Cooperation (12 September), the United Nations Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) acknowledges the Global south¡¯s important contribution to alleviate food insecurity and malnutrition in Zimbabwe. The Governments of Brazil, China, India and South Africa, have provided tangible transfer of information, resources and expertise to Zimbabwe over the past years, successfully administered through Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, to support food security and nutrition in Zimbabwe.
Harare ¨C The Government of India has contributed almost USD one million to the United Nations Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) in Zimbabwe to help affected populations tackle climate shocks.
HARARE ¨C The Government of Germany, through the German Federal Foreign Office, has contributed EUR 3 million to the United Nations Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) in Zimbabwe to support highly vulnerable communities struggling to meet their basic food needs amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This is part of a EUR 18 million contribution by Germany to Southern Africa for 2021-2023.
HARARE: Hunger in Zimbabwe¡¯s urban areas has increased over the past year with 2.4 million people now struggling to meet their basic food needs, according to the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVAC) report coordinated by the Food and Nutrition Council.
ROME ¨C Acute hunger is set to soar in over 20 countries in the coming months without urgent and scaled-up assistance, warn the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) in a new report issued today.
HARARE ¨C The United Nations Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) today commenced cash disbursements in the scale up of the Urban Social Assistance programme thanks to funding from the United States through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
ROME/JOHANNESBURG ¨C With COVID-19 aggravating an already severe hunger crisis in Zimbabwe, the United Nations Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ) today appealed for an additional US$250 million to support a rapidly expanding emergency operation for millions at-risk.