FLASH Appeal 2019 January – June 2019 (Revised following Cyclone Idai, March 2019)

Climatic shocks combined with austerity measures put in place as part of an economic reform process, which have resulted in an increase of basic commodity prices and shortage of essential medicine, have significantly increased humanitarian needs in Zimbabwe during the past year. In early March, an already fragile humanitarian situation was compounded by the impact of Cyclone Idai which tracked through many districts in eastern Zimbabwe. In the province of Manicaland, many lives have been lost and hundreds are still unaccounted for. Thousands of families require emergency shelter and the livelihoods of at least 270,000 people have been affected. Infrastructure damage is very significant. The identified needs represent estimates and most likely will change with further improvements in access with further assessments.