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Description of the Event Date of event 24-01-2026 What happened, where and when? Zimbabwe is facing a severe and evolving flood emergency for this 2025/26 rainfall season following persistent heavy...

EARLY ACTION PROTOCOL ACTIVATION Activation Overview The Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) has activated its simplified Early Action Protocol for cholera following confirmed local transmission in...

FAST FACTS • Since December 2025, persistent heavy rainfall has triggered widespread flooding across multiple provinces, resulting in 78 deaths, 61 injuries, destruction of more than 1,068 homes and...

Description of the Event Date of event 10-03-2025 What happened, where and when? Zimbabwe recorded a surge in cholera cases, which reached critical levels, necessitating urgent interventions. Harare...

Risk Analysis and early action selection Prioritized hazard and its historical impact. Prioritised Hazard The Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) initiated Forecast Based Actions (FBA) programming in...

Water infrastructure rehabilitated after Cyclone Idai cut a path of destruction through Zimbabwe is not only providing safe water – it's providing a foundation for future growth. Cyclone Idai was one...

Evaluating WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) programmes traditionally involves measuring tangible outputs - such as infrastructure delivered - alongside service-level outcomes and long-term health...

Highlights Resurgence of cholera occurred in November 2024, resulting in a cumulative 778 (467 male and 311 female) cholera cases and twenty-three cholera deaths with a case fatality of 2.9 per cent...

Since 2013, the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation (BTCF) has built and repaired 3,182 water wells across Zimbabwe, easing the nation’s long-standing water crisis. This effort has curbed the spread of...

Highlights Resurgence of cholera occurred in November 2024, resulting in a cumulative 740 cholera cases and twenty cholera deaths with a case fatality of 2.7 per cent as of 30 April 2025. Zimbabwe...

In Zumbare, a rural village of thatched huts in eastern Zimbabwe, the rooftops shimmer under the heat. Riverbeds have run dry, and the surrounding fields are filled with the skeletal remains of maize...

En partenariat avec le gouvernement du Japon, l’UNOPS et d’autres organismes des Nations Unies collaborent pour faire progresser le développement durable et améliorer la qualité de vie de la...

En colaboración con el Gobierno de Japón, UNOPS y otras organizaciones de las Naciones Unidas trabajan juntas para impulsar el desarrollo sostenible y mejorar las condiciones de vida de la población...

Harare, Zimbabwe - The Government of Japan provides support, in partnership with UNICEF, UNDP, WFP, and UNOPS, to the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe, and have launched five transformative...

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Highlights Resurgence of cholera occurred in November 2024, resulting in a cumulative 450 cholera cases and nine deaths with a case fatality of2 per cent as of 28 February 2025. Zimbabwe experienced...

What happened, where and when? Zimbabwe has recorded a surge in cholera cases, which have reached critical levels, necessitating urgent interventions. Harare reported its first case on December 6,...

Highlights Zimbabwe is facing one of the worst droughts in 40 years, affecting an estimated 50 per cent of the population (7.6 million people) including 3.5 million children. According to the 2024...

Globally, experiences and realities of displacement continue to gain attention. In Zimbabwe’s Tongogara Refugee Settlement (TRS), there are about 23 157 refugees and asylum seekers, most of which...

In Zimbabwe’s arid Binga district, the effects of the country’s worst drought in decades are etched into every corner of life. Rivers have run dry, livestock lie lifeless, and for many families,...