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Humanitarian Bulletin [March 2012]

  • More Zimbabweans are at risk of hunger as the midseason dry spell destroyed about 30 per cent of area planted in the 2011/12 agricultural season.
  • Malaria cases shoot above 109,000 in the first quarter of 2012.
  • $19.6 million urgently needed for food assistance programmes.
  • Lightning kills four children, leaves some severely burnt and destroys class rooms in three provinces.


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CAP 2012

The humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe continues to be stable but fragile due to many factors. The main humanitarian needs in Zimbabwe relate to food security, the continued threat of disease outbreaks, and requirements relating to specific needs of a wide range of highly vulnerable groups, such as child- or female-headed households, the chronically ill, internally displaced people (IDPs), returned migrants, and refugees and asylum-seekers. The food security situation improved slightly in 2011 thanks to joint and concerted efforts by the Government and the humanitarian community in timely provision of agricultural inputs and increased acreage planted plus extension support. However, uneven rainfall distribution and a dry spell in the 2011 agricultural season affected six of the country‟s ten provinces and forestalled a potential good harvest that could have reversed the food aid needs. The increasingly uncertain pattern of weather, characterized by droughts and poor rains, is making farming difficult and unpredictable....

Zimbabwe 2012 at a Glance

TARGET BENEFICIARIES
8.07 million

TOTAL FUNDING REQUESTED
$271.88 million

FUNDING REQUEST PER BENEFICIARY
$33.70

FUNDING REQUEST UNDER ZUNDAF (2012-2015)
$253.68 million


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KEY INDICATORS
  • Refugees 4435 (In-country), 24089 (Abroad)
  • Chronic Malnutrition (Stunting) 34% (FNC 2010) (WHO std: 34%, NCHS ref 27.1%)
  • Crude Death Rate 15 /1,000 (Unicef 2009)
  • Maternal Mortality Rate 790/100,000 (Unicef 2008)
  • Population living on <$1 per day 56.1% (UNDP HDR 2008)
  • Under 5 age Mortality Rate 94 per 1,000 (MIMS 2009)
  • Cholera Fatality Rate 2.5% (MoHCW 2010)
  • Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) 2.4% (NNS 2010) (WHO std: 2.1%, NCHS ref: 2.1%)
KEY ISSUES TO ADDRESS
  • 1.446 million vulnerable people at risk of food insecurity (ZIMVAC assessment May 2011)
  • 8 million people with limited access to WASH/health services
  • A third of the population uses unsafe water (ZIMVAC 2010)
  • 13.7% HIV prevalence rate
  • 3.488 million children vulnerable (including orphans)
  • 1 million children under 5 years at risk of malnutrition
  • 1140 cholera cases in 2011. Cholera affected districts decreased by 50% and Case Fatality rate increased from 2.1 to 3.9 in 2011. (MoHCW/WHO epidemiological reports)

Zimbabwe 2011 CAP Snapshot - 15 November 2011

TOTAL REQUIREMENT FOR ZIMBABWE
$478.6 million
As of 15 November 2011, the Financial Tracking Service of the consolidated appeal for Zimbabwe 2011 reveals that the highest funded cluster is Food (67%) whereas Multi-Sector cluster (14%) is lowest funded.
FUNDED $210.7 million (44%)
  • Contributions to projects not listed in the CAP amount to $ 28.6 million.
  • Overall funding to Zimbabwe (inside and outside the appeal) amounts to $ 239.3 million.
UNMET $268 million

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TOTAL NUMBER OF PROJECTS FOR ZIMBABWE, 2011
120 (CAP)
32 (Outside CAP)
TOTAL NUMBER OF a APPEALING ORGANIZATIONS FOR ZIMBABWE, 2011
32 (CAP), 22 (NGOs), 9 (UN) , 1 (not specified)

Key Documents

Cluster Coordinators
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Business Support
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Meeting Calendar
Click here to view the Regular Coordination Forum calendar for January to June 2012.
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