Unicef launches US$70m aid appeal for Zim

THE United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has appealed for US$70,9 million to meet Zimbabwe’s increased humanitarian needs as hunger and a collapsing economy take a huge toll on the long-suffering citizenry.

Humanitarian agencies estimate that millions face hunger, with the World Food Programme (WFP) on July 31, putting the figure of food insecure Zimbabweans at 8,6 million.

According to the WFP, the desperate situation faced by many Zimbabweans is exacerbated by the combined effects of drought, economic recession and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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