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UNICEF appeals for $83 million to help Zimbabweans
UNICEF today appealed for US$83 million for its emergency response to help 1.34 million people, including 866,000 children, affected by the El Niño weather phenomenon in Zimbabwe.
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"This funding will provide life-saving interventions for 1.34 million people, including 866,000 children, amidst a complex humanitarian crisis compounded by severe water and food shortages," the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement today.
Zimbabwe, which borders Mozambique, is facing an El Niño-induced emergency that is severely affecting children under five, pregnant and lactating women and adolescents, the UN agency said.
"The challenges posed by El Niño in Zimbabwe come at a time when the country is also facing public health emergencies related to cholera and polio, placing Zimbabwe in a complex and multifaceted humanitarian crisis," it said.
The drought induced by the weather phenomenon is creating a number of health problems that are harming children, including outbreaks of infectious and respiratory diseases and increased levels of malnutrition, it said.
Poverty is increasing, as is the vulnerability of families, the risk of children dropping out of school, and the risk of violence, abuse and exploitation of children, it said.
"We are particularly concerned about the vulnerability of children in this current emergency," said UNICEF Zimbabwe Representative Nicholas Alipui, quoted in the statement.
"Reduced access to safe water and poor dietary intake increase the risk of malnutrition and diarrhoeal diseases among children," Alipui added.
The funding will help reduce child mortality, prevent malnutrition and improve access to water, ensure children continue learning, and protect them from abuse and exploitation, Alipui said.
The effects of the current drought will continue to impact child nutrition into next year, as household food production and stocks have been severely compromised, UNICEF said.
This year, the rainy season, which normally runs from March to May and affects the whole of eastern Africa, has been intensified by the El Niño weather phenomenon, an atmospheric disturbance caused by warmer than usual sea temperatures in the Indian Ocean.
Also Read: About a million affected by severe flooding in East Africa (Portuguese version)
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