The United Nations, with funding from the Embassy of Ireland, has rolled out the PSEA Project across all ten provinces of Zimbabwe The United Nations in Zimbabwe conducted an awareness campaign on...
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UN strongly condemns the death of 15-year-old Nokutenda Hwaramba during childbirth

Harare, 07 October 2022 - The United Nations in Zimbabwe strongly condemns the untimely death of Nokutenda Hwaramba, a 15-year-old minor, who reportedly died while giving birth at an apostolic sect...
Zimbabwe wins global award on efforts to end violence against women
“It pains us to see young girls being married off at a tender age. Girls should reach the legal age of consent of 18 years and must their freewill to get married,” said Headman Shiku of Runde Rural...
Day of the African Child: Let's remove harmful practices, end child marriages
*By Edward Kallon As Zimbabwe and the continent mark the Day of the African Child on 16 June, I pay tribute to the recent Zimbabwe's constitutional court ruling that increased the legal age of sexual...
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Zimbabwe receives nearly one million COVID-19 vaccine doses from COVAX
Top seven countries that made donations to the COVAX Facility are: US, Germany, United Kingdom, European Union, Sweden, Canada, and Saudi Arabia 01 October 2021, Harare– Zimbabwe has received 943,200...
The United Nations Common Country Analysis Zimbabwe 2021

This Common Country Analysis (CCA) is an integral component of the United Nations development planning process in Zimbabwe. It offers important insights to guide the formulation of the United Nations...
UN Country Team Message on World Humanitarian Day - #TheHumanRace - In the race against the climate crisis, we can’t leave anyone behind

UN Country Team Message on World Humanitarian Day TheHumanRace In the race against the climate crisis, we can’t leave anyone behind 19 August 2021, Harare - The 2021 World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is...
International Women’s Day: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world - Message from the Zimbabwe Spotlight Initiative to eliminate violence against women and girls

8 March 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a dim light on the progress made in achieving gender equality by 2030 in Zimbabwe as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. A little over one...
Zimbabwe Humanitarian Response Plan 2021 (February 2021) [DRAFT]

Joint Foreword by the Minister of Local Government and Public Works and the Humanitarian Coordinator As Zimbabwe enters 2021, climatic shocks, economic challenges and the COVID-19 pandemic and...
Strengthening surveillance, case management, public information to stem COVID-19 surge
outdoor media campaign using art murals promotes positive health behaviors in Manicaland, Mashonaland East and Masvingo provinces With generous funding from Africa Development Bank, WHO together with...
Increasing agricultural production, tackling socio-economic challenges
840,000 people targeted with on and off farm intervention in 18 rural districts with recurrent vulnerability to external shocks The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) managed Zimbabwe...
Capacitating rural health facilities with rapid COVID-19 testing
The trainings enabled health workers in rural health facilities to use RDT as a diagnostic test WHO supported in boosting national capacity to perform COVID-19 antigen RDT tests. WHO experts trained...
Strengthening COVID-19 surveillance
COVID-19 affected returning migrants receive post arrival support WHO carried out supportive supervision in Harare Metropolitan Province to strengthen COVID-19 surveillance, identify gaps and ensure...
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Ramping up assistance to COVID-19 affected households in urban areas
The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has allocated £4 million to support 110,000 food insecure people living in eight urban areas. The new 30-day national lockdown announced by...
Intensifying public information to stem increasing COVID-19 cases
The UN in Zimbabwe is working with Interfaith group to mobilize communities in COVID-19 prevention. To intensify public information in response to the spike in COVID-19 cases, UNICEF, WHO and other...
Zimbabwe: Humanitarian Needs Overview 2021 (January 2021)

Executive Summary In 2021, 6.8 million people will need humanitarian assistance in Zimbabwe, primarily due to climatic shocks and prevailing macro-economic challenges, compounded by the COVID-19...
Spotlight Initiative in Zimbabwe launches #WithHer campaign to end violence
The campaign aims to mobilize the public and communities to prompt action to end sexual and gender-based violence The UN in Zimbabwe today launched a campaign themed “I am #WithHer, are you?” by...
#VERIFIED: partnering with media to tackle misinformation in the fight against COVID-19
Accurate reporting is one of the best tools to stop the spread of COVID-19 "The COVID-19 is a serious health crisis," says Dr. Alex Gasasira, WHO Representative in Zimbabwe "And in a crisis, people...
The 26th ICSOE Meeting of Southern Africa Elects a New Bureau
Lusaka, Zambia, 29 October 2020 (ECA) - The 26th Meeting of the Inter-Governmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE) of Southern Africa elected Lesotho as Chair, Malawi as Vice-Chair...
“Building Back” Resilience of Rural Women after COVID-19
videEnce of the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic is showing deepening inequalities and persistent violations of the rights of women and girls This year marks 25 years since the adoption of...