{"id":35523,"date":"2021-02-25T21:48:23","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T19:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=35523"},"modified":"2021-02-25T18:07:37","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T16:07:37","slug":"covid-19-worsens-zims-socio-economic-challenges-wfp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/covid-19-worsens-zims-socio-economic-challenges-wfp","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 Worsens Zim\u2019s Socio-Economic Challenges \u2013 WFP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span><b>Xinhua<\/b> &#8211; THE Covid-19 pandemic has worsened Zimbabwe\u2019s pre-existing socio-economic challenges, with urban centres now on the frontline of the current rise in acute hunger, the World Food Programme said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement announcing a donation of US$4.5 million from the Japanese government for emergency food assistance, WFP country director and representative Francesca Erdelmann said the pandemic had affected sources of livelihoods for many urban dwellers in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no doubt about it, the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated Zimbabwe\u2019s pre-existing challenges and urban centers are now on the front lines of the current rise in acute hunger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany families entirely depend upon WFP\u2019s monthly cash transfers \u2013 which help people rebound faster into the livelihood they once had. With the valuable support of our partners such as Japan, we will continue to extend our support to cover the food needs of the most vulnerable at this critical time,\u201d said Erdelmann.<\/p>\n<p>An estimated 5.6 million people are severely food insecure in Zimbabwe, with the government estimating that about half of all urban dwellers \u2013 or roughly 2.2 million people \u2013 go to bed hungry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Xinhua &#8211; THE Covid-19 pandemic has worsened Zimbabwe\u2019s pre-existing socio-economic challenges, with urban centres now on the frontline of the current rise in acute hunger, the World Food Programme said Thursday. 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