News
Market
Jobs
About
Contact
List Product
Register
Login
Generate
WhatsApp Message
*U.N. Raises Aid Appeal To $331.5 Million As Hunger Stalks Zimbabwe* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?jx The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday increased its aid appeal from donors for Zimbabwe to $331.5 million. Zimbabwe experienced two extreme weather events characterised by a severe drought induced by the El Nino phenomenon and an unprecedented tropical cyclone, Cyclone Idai. ---------- *HOT DEALS:* *itel A70 - (128GB, 3GB RAM) $89,* *itel A70 - (256GB, 4GB RAM) $99* *itel P40 (128GB, 4GB), (6000mAh) $99* *itel P40 (64GB, 4G), (6000mAh) $93* *LATEST: itel S24 (128) $124; S24 (256GB) $159* Cash on Delivery in Harare & Bulawayo. Tinotumira kwamuri inosvika. WhatsApp: 0️⃣7️⃣8️⃣3️⃣ 4️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ 7️⃣9️⃣3️⃣ ---------- This resulted in acute food shortages, leaving millions in both urban and rural areas on the brink of starvation. Maize yields have fallen to just 50 per cent of the previous season’s harvest due to drought while the eastern districts of the country were ravaged by the powerful cyclone. According to government estimates, 2.2 million people in urban areas require food aid. David Beasley, executive director of the U.N. World Food Programme, said 2.3 million people in rural Zimbabwe need emergency food aid now. The figure is expected to rise to 5.5 million during the lean season up to March next year. Said, Beasley: > We are talking about people who truly are marching towards starvation if we are not here to help them. > We are facing a drought unlike any that we have seen in a long time. We don’t have the luxury of fiddling while Rome burns. The UN had previously appealed for $294 million but the figure has now been raised to $333.5 million. In total, 7.7 million people require food aid which is roughly one in every two Zimbabweans. *More: VOA News* _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
Copy to clipboard
Give us Feedback
Full Name
WhatsApp Number
Feedback
Submit
Feedback