ZIMBABWE
VN vraagt hulp voor Zimbabwe
August 7, 2019 - Het voedselagentschap van de VN vraagt $331 miljoen aan donaties om miljoenen mensen aan voedsel te helpen, nu Zimbabwe kampt met de effecten van droogte, een cycloon en een economische crisis.
David Beasley, executive director of the UN World Food Programme, said 2.3 million people in rural Zimbabwe need emergency food aid now and the figure would increase to 5.5 million during the lean season up to March next year, Reuters reported.
The government estimates another 2.2 million people in urban areas also require food aid, bringing the total to 7.7 million, more than half of the southern African nation’s population.
The $331.5 million would be used for food aid, provision of water and sanitation and cash handouts to stricken families.