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ZIMBABWE: EC gives more food aid
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WFP to procure relief food
JOHANNESBURG, 6 Aug 2002 (IRIN) - The European Commission (EC) announced in Brussels on Tuesday that it has allocated a further Euro 35 million (US $34,3 million) for victims of food shortages in Zimbabwe.
The funds would mainly be used to distribute food to the poorest families and other vulnerable groups in the most seriously affected districts of the country, a statement said.
The main component of the assistance, managed by the Commission's EuropeAid Co-operation Office, is being provided as a specific contribution for Zimbabwe after the Regional Emergency Operation (EMOP) recently launched for the region by the World Food Programme (WFP).
In July the WFP launched an appeal for US $507 million amid warnings that 12.8 million people face food shortages in Southern Africa. Up to six million of these people are in Zimbabwe - half of the country's population. As food stocks start running low, the organisation and NGOs are warning that there will be breaks in the food pipeline if donations don't come in urgently.
The EC allocation would fund the purchase of around 90,000 mt of maize (worth US $31,3 million). It will be purchased, where possible, in the region.
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http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?...Region=Southern_Africa&SelectCountry=ZIMBABWE
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ZIMBABWE: EC gives more food aid
© WFP
WFP to procure relief food
JOHANNESBURG, 6 Aug 2002 (IRIN) - The European Commission (EC) announced in Brussels on Tuesday that it has allocated a further Euro 35 million (US $34,3 million) for victims of food shortages in Zimbabwe.
The funds would mainly be used to distribute food to the poorest families and other vulnerable groups in the most seriously affected districts of the country, a statement said.
The main component of the assistance, managed by the Commission's EuropeAid Co-operation Office, is being provided as a specific contribution for Zimbabwe after the Regional Emergency Operation (EMOP) recently launched for the region by the World Food Programme (WFP).
In July the WFP launched an appeal for US $507 million amid warnings that 12.8 million people face food shortages in Southern Africa. Up to six million of these people are in Zimbabwe - half of the country's population. As food stocks start running low, the organisation and NGOs are warning that there will be breaks in the food pipeline if donations don't come in urgently.
The EC allocation would fund the purchase of around 90,000 mt of maize (worth US $31,3 million). It will be purchased, where possible, in the region.
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http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?...Region=Southern_Africa&SelectCountry=ZIMBABWE
