Zimbabwe Economy - Development | Politics | Agriculture - Nutrition | Human rights Zimbabwe needs urgent aid to avert worsened crisis afrol News, 3 October - Humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe is deteriorating and will continue to worsen into next year, according to top United Nations humanitarian official, further calling for urgent aid to avert increased human suffering in southern African nation.Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes has said that an estimated 3.8 million people would be classed as food insecure between now and end of year. During the peak of the hunger season, between January and March 2009, nearly half of the population of 12 million is estimated to be going to require food assistance, he said. By staff writer © afrol News - Create an e-mail alert for Zimbabwe news - Create an e-mail alert for Economy - Development news - Create an e-mail alert for Politics news - Create an e-mail alert for Agriculture - Nutrition news - Create an e-mail alert for Human rights news |
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