{"id":96638,"date":"2024-07-18T21:45:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T19:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response"},"modified":"2024-07-18T23:52:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T21:52:31","slug":"unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response","title":{"rendered":"Unicef appeals for US$84m for drought response"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>THE United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (Unicef) is appealing for US$84,9 million to fund its emergency response to assist children and women affected by the El Nin\u0303o-induced drought.<\/p>\n

Unicef said the funding will provide life-saving interventions to 1,34 million people, including 866 000 children.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnicef is particularly concerned about children\u2019s vulnerability in this current emergency. Decreased access to clean water and a poor diet heighten children\u2019s risk of malnutrition and diarrhoeal diseases and impact their rights to education and protection,\u201d the global child right organisation said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Unicef said the full impact of the drought is expected to manifest only later, hence the need for quick intervention.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a need for a front-facing preventive strategy to avert excess deaths in the coming months.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unicef said the appeal is part of the recent UN-interagency appeal to support the government’s El Nin\u0303o response.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnicef\u2019s appeal focuses primarily on ensuring \u2014 in collaboration with the Government of Zimbabwe and partners \u2014 the continued access of children and their caregivers to health, water, sanitation and hygiene, nutrition, education, and child protection services.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnicef urges the donor community to generously support the appeal, emphasising the critical need to secure children\u2019s rights to health, education and protection during this crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n

It added: \u201cThe funding will help Unicef mitigate child morbidity and mortality, prevent malnutrition and provide treatment when necessary, enhance water access, ensure continuous learning for children and protect children against abuse and exploitation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe effects of the current drought will continue to impact child nutrition into next year as household-level food production and stocks will be severely depleted.\u201d<\/p>\n

A recent government crop, livestock and fisheries assessment report showed that Zimbabwe is facing its worst drought in 40 years.<\/p>\n

President Emmerson Mnangagwa in May declared the drought a national disaster and appealed for US$3 billion in humanitarian assistance, where more than half of the country 15 million population is facing starvation.<\/p>\n

The United Nations in May also made a flash appeal to raise US$429,3 million in humanitarian assistance to feed at least 3,1 million Zimbabweans.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. THE United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (Unicef) is appealing for US$84,9 million to fund its emergency response to assist children and women affected by the El Nin\u0303o-induced drought. Unicef said the funding will provide life-saving interventions to 1,34 million people, including 866 000 children. \u201cUnicef is particularly concerned about children\u2019s vulnerability in this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":96637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6],"tags":[19],"class_list":{"0":"post-96638","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-economy","9":"tag-zimbabwe"},"yoast_head":"\nUnicef appeals for US$84m for drought response - zimbabwe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"THE United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (Unicef) is appealing for US$84,9 million to fund its emergency response to assist ch ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Unicef appeals for US$84m for drought response\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"THE United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (Unicef) is appealing for US$84,9 million to fund its emergency response to assist ch ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"zimbabwe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-07-18T19:45:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-18T21:52:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/sm_1721326671.177147.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"514\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response\",\"name\":\"Unicef appeals for US$84m for drought response - zimbabwe\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/sm_1721326671.177147.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-07-18T19:45:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-18T21:52:31+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/2e02b5816e71b1149d79877f669a85e4\"},\"description\":\"THE United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (Unicef) is appealing for US$84,9 million to fund its emergency response to assist ch ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/sm_1721326671.177147.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/sm_1721326671.177147.jpg\",\"width\":720,\"height\":514,\"caption\":\"Unicef appeals for US$84m for drought response\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Unicef appeals for US$84m for drought response\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/\",\"name\":\"zimbabwe\",\"description\":\"\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u064a\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u062f\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0639\u0629\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/2e02b5816e71b1149d79877f669a85e4\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Unicef appeals for US$84m for drought response - zimbabwe","description":"THE United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (Unicef) is appealing for US$84,9 million to fund its emergency response to assist ch ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Unicef appeals for US$84m for drought response","og_description":"THE United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (Unicef) is appealing for US$84,9 million to fund its emergency response to assist ch ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response","og_site_name":"zimbabwe","article_published_time":"2024-07-18T19:45:10+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-07-18T21:52:31+00:00","og_image":[{"width":720,"height":514,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/sm_1721326671.177147.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response","name":"Unicef appeals for US$84m for drought response - zimbabwe","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/sm_1721326671.177147.jpg","datePublished":"2024-07-18T19:45:10+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-18T21:52:31+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/2e02b5816e71b1149d79877f669a85e4"},"description":"THE United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (Unicef) is appealing for US$84,9 million to fund its emergency response to assist ch ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/sm_1721326671.177147.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2024\/07\/sm_1721326671.177147.jpg","width":720,"height":514,"caption":"Unicef appeals for US$84m for drought response"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/unicef-appeals-for-us84m-for-drought-response#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Unicef appeals for US$84m for drought response"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/","name":"zimbabwe","description":"\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u064a\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u062f\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0639\u0629","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/2e02b5816e71b1149d79877f669a85e4","name":"cfeditoren"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96638"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96648,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96638\/revisions\/96648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}