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WFP Emergency Report No. 16 of 2006
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
April 21, 2006

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Zimbabwe
(a) On April 12, WFP and Cooperating Partner Christian Care resumed food distributions to more than 6,300 urban displaced beneficiaries at Hopley Farm on the outskirts of Harare. In late January, WFP was forced to suspend food distributions following concerns about the targeting and distribution process for those affected as a result of "Operation Restore Order".

(b) In the latest WFP Vulnerability and Mapping Unit survey conducted in early April, WFP Field Monitors noted a decline in maize prices in production areas and markets around the country following the beginning of the maize harvest. Price declines have ranged from 40 percent in parts of Mashonaland East to 24 percent in urban areas of Bulawayo. Availability throughout the country has also improved. In anticipation of the harvest, WFP's Vulnerability Group Feeding (VGF) programme will provide a half ration (5 kg of cereals) in April to more than 3.5 million beneficiaries. The VGF programme will conclude at the end of the month.

(c) From April 10-14, technical staff from the Government of Zimbabwe, NGOs, and the UN participated in a training course outlining Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZIMVAC) methodologies. The ZIMVAC, which is composed of a consortium of government, NGO and UN agencies, is scheduled to undertake a comprehensive food security and vulnerability assessment in early May.

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